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From: Tim Harshbarger
Date: Dec 26, 2001 7:06AM

Hi,
I am looking for as much information and advice as I can get. I was asked to pull together a set of accessibility guidelines.
I am reviewing existing guidelines right now, but none of them so far seem to fit with the group or environment for which I am suppose to establish guidelines/standards.
These guidelines will be used by interface designers with backgrounds in usability. These guidelines are likely to be incorporated into style guides. A vast majority of the interfaces will be highly interactive.
I seem to be having a problem though. -- most guidelines appear to be geared toward the technical development aspect of site creation, not the interface design aspect of site creation. As far as possible, I also want to go beyond simply removing barriers for people with disabilities toward increasing the usability of interfaces for people with disabilities.
Any thoughts, information, or suggestions?
Thanks!
Tim
Tim Harshbarger
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