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RE: Examples of very inaccessible websites

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From: Austin, Darrel
Date: Aug 18, 2006 11:50AM

> Anyone have some good examples of very Inaccessible websites
> they can think of? I'm looking for websites that are
> commercial and visually "pretty" but that are really
> difficult to use for a demonstration I'm giving next week.
> I have a couple in mind but thought you all might have some
> better ones.

Here's one I just came across this week:

http://marlboro.com/

It's completely inaccessible to anyone using Firefox as they used an
IE-only script to redirect folks to their home page.

I thought tobacco companies had a few bucks to hire competant web
developers, but I guess not. ;o)

-Darrel