WebAIM - Web Accessibility In Mind

E-mail List Archives

Re: Welcome to the WebAIM Discussion List

for

From: michael.brockington
Date: Feb 4, 2005 10:19AM

> -----Original Message-----
> From: norman.b.robinson [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]
> Sent: 04 February 2005 17:02
> To: WebAIM Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Welcome to the WebAIM Discussion List

> My point was that by blocking all the distracting
> advertising, removing unwanted/unneeded content from the
> page, you increase the usability to people with learning
> disabilities.

I thought that I had already accepted that point, my problem was how do you
get to the simpler content?
Bit like having a great site hidden behind a Flash intro, where you can't see
the 'Enter' link, I don't think this outweighs the problems you are causing
on the first page.


> I will note, that considering CSS, this could also be
> simply stating that PRINT versions are potentially more
> accessible than the regular web page. Noting prevents you
> from creating a style sheet tailored for a particular
> audience, such as screen readers. Just a thought.

Absolutely. I think that one reason that this discussion is getting a little
messy is that we are having two discussions simultaneously; Print Versions,
and Alternate Accessible Versions (in both cases versus alternate
Stylesheets)

If you wish to provide a simplified version for accessibility reasons then
(by defenition) you should lable it as such.
(And open yourself up to charges of discrimination in the process.)

If you want to make your site print nicely then you should primarily
concentrate on CSS print presentation. (If you then have a simper page then
the print styles should carry over easily.)

Or have I got this all wrong again?


Mike


********************************************************************

This email may contain information which is privileged or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, please notify the sender immediately and delete it without reading, copying, storing, forwarding or disclosing its contents to any other person
Thank you

Check us out at http://www.bt.com/consulting

********************************************************************