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From: Joseph O'Connor
Date: Aug 18, 2006 6:00PM

> From: "Erika Noll Webb" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Subject: [WebAIM] Examples of very inaccessible websites
>
> Anyone have some good examples of very Inaccessible websites they
> can think
> of?

Erika,

Using the AIS Toolbar as a template, I submit the following sites.

Validation (W3C HTML Validator - 566 errors!):
http://www.target.com

Resize (best at 1024, not fluid):
http://www.origenxbox360.com/

CSS (Disable CSS):
http://www.ebay.com/

Images (ALT Text):
http://www.vanalen.org

Color (required fields in red):
http://www5.mgma.com/ecom/default.aspx?tabid=63

Structure (Linearize):
http://www.gm.com/

Tools (accessibility check):
http://www.cew.wisc.edu/accessibility/examples/aquaticArtsBad/Index.htm

The cew.wisc.edu site is also a great tool to use when showing examples.

Doc Info (Show DOCTYPE):
http://www.ebay.com/

Source (View Source):
http://www.toolband.com

IE Options (Text Size Largest/Smallest):
http://www.cnn.com/

Joseph O'Connor
CSUN, Manager University Web Communications