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Re: Re[2]: Include default text?

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Date: Oct 21, 2004 8:50PM

This leads me to a question I've been meaning to ask. I have
accessibility statements on my sites with a link to them in the footer
of all pages (and a link to privacy statements), and also use a
meta-tag

<link rel="help" href="http://www.whateversite.com/access.html"
title="Our Accessibility Information and Key Legend" />

1) How do people feel about not have the accessibility link above the fold?
2) How do people feel about using the to point to
an accessibility page?

Thanks - Susan


On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 19:33:08 -0700, lister wrote:
>
> This has been a good icon discussion which I think could be tied to the
> "making a business case for accessibility" issue Glenda brought up several
> days ago. While an icon should not replace a good accessibility statement,
> the "placard" aspect of an icon provides something upper management can see
> (and point to) for their investment in accessibility. I agree it would be
> best left out of the way on an accessibility statement, rather than on every
> page. Of course, it also promotes accessibility and standards in general...
> when someone sees it for the first time it may turn them on to the whole
> movement!
>
> .matt
>
>
>
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> glenda wrote:
>
> >How come web accessibility is generally thought of in terms of blind users?
> >What about all the other disability types?
> >
> >
> That was just an example. Fact is that a w3c icon is as useless to a
> keyboard user or a colourblind person. A specific accessibility
> statement for the site makes sense for all of them.
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