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From: Birkir Rúnar Gunnarsson
Date: Aug 27, 2010 9:36AM

Thanks very much for that pointer, and amusing url.
I am thinking specifically from a blind user accessibility perspective
(for this particular purpose).
I am thinking of demoing a few things that look, visually, fine and
well organized but, because structured html was not used or label not
correctly applied, completely fail for screen reader users or, at
best, are majorly confusing.
I am mostly thinking about tables that are created by tabs or spacing
rather than the table tag, ditto for a heading, label text located
directly above or next to a button without being the button label,
those kind of things.
The topic is specifically how blind people navigate the web and what
problems they encounter.
Thanks
-Birkir


On 8/27/10, Bevi Chagnon | PubCom < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> There are several websites devoted to this topic, and the most well-known is
> http://www.webpagesthatsuck.com/
>
> (I did not make up that URL!)
>
> But, what do you mean by "bad design?"
> -- bad design for accessibility?
> -- bad visual design & aethestics?
> -- poor site architecture and organization of the content?
> -- poor navigation aides?
> -- failure to communicate the message or mission of the site's owners?
> -- inaccurate or misleading information?
>
> Just curious!
> --Bevi Chagnon
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