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From: Laurie Davis-Covin
Date: Fri, Jan 31 2003 9:12AM
Subject: Help with Overview on Web Page Accessibility
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I'm giving some content providers an overview of accessibility of Web
pages. They're not responsible for a final accessible page, but I want to
hit home with them on this topic. They need to understand the importance
of accessible web pages and be *concerned* that their pages will meet the
requirements.
Would love to find something in writing that leaves no doubt that making
your pages accessible is the right, and important thing, for a web designer
to do, and that accessibility goes hand in hand with usability, and that
the pages help those with temporary disabilities as well. Does anyone have
a page they refer others to that would capture all of this (and all I'm
sure I missed in the sentence above) in an interesting and easy to
understand way?
Thought I'd open the session with the information on the screen.
Am doing this next week (Wed.) -- and have been *extremely* pressed with
other work. So, yes!, this is a last minute call (I apologize) for assistance.
Laurie Davis-Covin, Web Specialist/Writer
National Institute of Standards and Technology
100 Bureau Drive
Admin. Building, Room E 220
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
Ph: 301-975-8027
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From: Jared Smith
Date: Fri, Jan 31 2003 9:40AM
Subject: Re: Help with Overview on Web Page Accessibility
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Laurie-
You might take a look at WebAIM's overview of accessibility video at
http://www.webaim.org/info/asdvideo/
It doesn't cover all of the points you requested (a rather tall order)
and is not in writing, but we've found it to be pretty effective in
driving home the importance of Web accessibility.
Jared Smith
WebAIM (Web Accessibility In Mind)
Center for Persons with Disabilities
Utah State University
435-797-7024
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On Friday, January 31, 2003 you sent:
LDC> I'm giving some content providers an overview of accessibility of Web
LDC> pages. They're not responsible for a final accessible page, but I want to
LDC> hit home with them on this topic. They need to understand the importance
LDC> of accessible web pages and be *concerned* that their pages will meet the
LDC> requirements.
LDC> Would love to find something in writing that leaves no doubt that making
LDC> your pages accessible is the right, and important thing, for a web designer
LDC> to do, and that accessibility goes hand in hand with usability, and that
LDC> the pages help those with temporary disabilities as well. Does anyone have
LDC> a page they refer others to that would capture all of this (and all I'm
LDC> sure I missed in the sentence above) in an interesting and easy to
LDC> understand way?
LDC> Thought I'd open the session with the information on the screen.
LDC> Am doing this next week (Wed.) -- and have been *extremely* pressed with
LDC> other work. So, yes!, this is a last minute call (I apologize) for assistance.
LDC> Laurie Davis-Covin, Web Specialist/Writer
LDC> National Institute of Standards and Technology
LDC> 100 Bureau Drive
LDC> Admin. Building, Room E 220
LDC> Gaithersburg, MD 20899
LDC> Ph: 301-975-8027
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From: Jukka K. Korpela
Date: Fri, Jan 31 2003 10:16AM
Subject: Re: Help with Overview on Web Page Accessibility
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On Fri, 31 Jan 2003, Laurie Davis-Covin wrote:
> I'm giving some content providers an overview of accessibility of Web
> pages. They're not responsible for a final accessible page, but I want to
> hit home with them on this topic. They need to understand the importance
> of accessible web pages and be *concerned* that their pages will meet the
> requirements.
I'd like to mention the "business guide" on accessibility that I wrote for
the Diffuse project and that was updated last December to cover some of
the new developments:
http://www.diffuse.org/accessibility.html
It's basically intended for managers, directors, etc., so the language and
style might be a bit too abstract and "political" to content providers.
> Would love to find something in writing that leaves no doubt that making
> your pages accessible is the right, and important thing, for a web designer
> to do, and that accessibility goes hand in hand with usability, and that
> the pages help those with temporary disabilities as well.
As regards to the last point - which is very essential - I think the page
mentioned in the guide gives very illustrative examples:
http://www.trace.wisc.edu/docs/ud4grid/
The problem is that the page is about the Grid, which could make it very
interesting to some people, alienating to some other people. But the
discussion of that theme is relatively independent of the Grid view.
Regarding usability, it would be too simplistic to say that it always goes
hand in hand with accessibility. The principles are mostly parallel, and
largely identical, but clashes are possible. I wouldn't emphasize the
connection with usability too much, especially since "usability" has
somewhat varying interpretations. Rather, I'd emphasize that making Web
page more accessible to people with special difficulties will generally
make them more comfortable to all people.
--
Jukka "Yucca" Korpela, http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/
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From: Anitra Pavka
Date: Fri, Jan 31 2003 10:18AM
Subject: Re: Help with Overview on Web Page Accessibility
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The W3C WAI's Getting Started page should be able to point new users in the
right direction for most of topics you mentioned.
http://www.w3.org/WAI/gettingstarted/
- Anitra Pavka
Accessibility Advocate - www.anitrapavka.com
Web Developer - www.accesskansas.org
Laurie Davis-Covin wrote:
> I'm giving some content providers an overview of accessibility of Web
> pages. They're not responsible for a final accessible page, but I want to
> hit home with them on this topic. They need to understand the importance
> of accessible web pages and be *concerned* that their pages will meet the
> requirements.
>
> Would love to find something in writing that leaves no doubt that making
> your pages accessible is the right, and important thing, for a web designer
> to do, and that accessibility goes hand in hand with usability, and that
> the pages help those with temporary disabilities as well. Does anyone have
> a page they refer others to that would capture all of this (and all I'm
> sure I missed in the sentence above) in an interesting and easy to
> understand way?
>
>
> Laurie Davis-Covin, Web Specialist/Writer
> National Institute of Standards and Technology
> 100 Bureau Drive
> Admin. Building, Room E 220
> Gaithersburg, MD 20899
> Ph: 301-975-8027
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From: Laurie Davis-Covin
Date: Fri, Jan 31 2003 1:22PM
Subject: Re: Help with Overview on Web Page Accessibility
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Thank you all so much! You've helped me tremendously.
At 11:13 AM 1/31/2003 -0600, Anitra Pavka wrote:
> The W3C WAI's Getting Started page should be able to point new users
> in the
>right direction for most of topics you mentioned.
>http://www.w3.org/WAI/gettingstarted/
>
>
>- Anitra Pavka
>Accessibility Advocate - www.anitrapavka.com
>Web Developer - www.accesskansas.org
>
>
>
>Laurie Davis-Covin wrote:
>
> > I'm giving some content providers an overview of accessibility of Web
> > pages. They're not responsible for a final accessible page, but I want to
> > hit home with them on this topic. They need to understand the importance
> > of accessible web pages and be *concerned* that their pages will meet the
> > requirements.
> >
> > Would love to find something in writing that leaves no doubt that making
> > your pages accessible is the right, and important thing, for a web designer
> > to do, and that accessibility goes hand in hand with usability, and that
> > the pages help those with temporary disabilities as well. Does anyone have
> > a page they refer others to that would capture all of this (and all I'm
> > sure I missed in the sentence above) in an interesting and easy to
> > understand way?
> >
> >
> > Laurie Davis-Covin, Web Specialist/Writer
> > National Institute of Standards and Technology
> > 100 Bureau Drive
> > Admin. Building, Room E 220
> > Gaithersburg, MD 20899
> > Ph: 301-975-8027
>
>
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Laurie Davis-Covin, Writer/Editor
National Institute of Standards and Technology
100 Bureau Drive
Admin. Building, Room E 220
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
Ph: 301-975-8027
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