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Re: The buttons verses links debate

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From: Birkir R. Gunnarsson
Date: Jan 29, 2013 7:44PM

It makes perfect sense.
I am currently working with a lady who has been learning web design,
and she insists on having this flashing carousel on the website,
because "it looks so cool" and "took me such a long time to program
all by myself".
I am sure she's right on both points, she's very smart and quite
capable, but it doesn't change the fact it causes huge accessibility
issues.
The artof selling accessibility is always a tricky one.
Cheers
-B

On 1/29/13, Greg Gamble < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> No disrespect intended ... but maybe it’s the marketing, public relations,
> advertising, and publishing people that are wrong and just need to be
> educated on what works and what does not. Many times I've had a user wanting
> to have a certain "Look" only to realize, after I point them out, the
> usability problems it causes. The way a page looks does not always
> correspond to how it works ... hope that made sense. :-)
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> Greg Gamble
> SBCTC - Olympia | Information Services
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