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From: julian.rickards@ndm.gov.on.ca
Date: Wed, Sep 10 2003 12:15PM
Subject: RE: Finding WCAG approved sites
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What about using Google Image search or the same at alltheweb.com? Likely,
most users have not renamed the graphic or created another graphic with the
same name.

I question the usefulness of this search if you are looking for sites that
are compliant - there are sites of clients and developers who claim
compliance but for various reaons, may not be.

wcag1A.png
wcag1AA.png
wcag1AAA.png

Jules

> -----Original Message-----
> From: gez [mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 12:11 PM
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> Subject: Re: Finding WCAG approved sites
>
>
> Hi Mary,
>
> There may be a better way of doing it, but you could use the
> alt text used
> on the W3C conformance logo. I just had a quick check, entering the
> following in google:
>
> WCAG1A-conformance
> WCAG1AA-conformance
> and
> WCAG1AAA-conformance
>
> The first few were from the W3C, but after that, there were a
> few pages
> listed that claim conformance.
>
> Best regards.
>
> Gez
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mary Martinson" < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
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> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 4:53 PM
> Subject: Finding WCAG approved sites
>
>
> > I would like to be able to find pages that are WCAG
> compliant. Does anyone
> > know if there is a way to search for all pages containing the WCAG
> > compliance logo?
> > Thanks,
> > Mary
> >
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From: Mary Martinson
Date: Wed, Sep 10 2003 1:28PM
Subject: RE: Finding WCAG approved sites
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Thanks for everyone's suggestions on finding "reverse linking" to the WCAG
compliance logo. Nothing suggested seems to find them all (I know of some
specific sites that weren't included in the hits list). The only thing I
have found to work is to search for
link:http://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG1AAA-Conformance in Google. Any ideas for
other search engines?

I agree that many sites that claim to be compliant really are not. I was
hoping to be able to point designers to some well-designed sites that *are*
compliant...although I realize this is a moving target. Maybe there is such
a list already? I would welcome other ideas on how to show designers some
well-designed, accessible sites (easy to find the inaccessible sites).
Thanks,
Mary
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Subject: RE: Finding WCAG approved sites


What about using Google Image search or the same at alltheweb.com? Likely,
most users have not renamed the graphic or created another graphic with the
same name.

I question the usefulness of this search if you are looking for sites that
are compliant - there are sites of clients and developers who claim
compliance but for various reaons, may not be.

wcag1A.png
wcag1AA.png
wcag1AAA.png

Jules

> -----Original Message-----
> From: gez [mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 12:11 PM
> To: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
> Subject: Re: Finding WCAG approved sites
>
>
> Hi Mary,
>
> There may be a better way of doing it, but you could use the
> alt text used
> on the W3C conformance logo. I just had a quick check, entering the
> following in google:
>
> WCAG1A-conformance
> WCAG1AA-conformance
> and
> WCAG1AAA-conformance
>
> The first few were from the W3C, but after that, there were a
> few pages
> listed that claim conformance.
>
> Best regards.
>
> Gez
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mary Martinson" < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
> To: < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 4:53 PM
> Subject: Finding WCAG approved sites
>
>
> > I would like to be able to find pages that are WCAG
> compliant. Does anyone
> > know if there is a way to search for all pages containing the WCAG
> > compliance logo?
> > Thanks,
> > Mary
> >
> >
> > ----
> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, suspend, or view list archives,
> > visit http://www.webaim.org/discussion/
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> >
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From: gez
Date: Wed, Sep 10 2003 2:21PM
Subject: Re: Finding WCAG approved sites
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Hi Mary,

Accessify recently had an article which contained a few accessible sites.
The article concentrates on good looking sites, but only has a few. I don't
know if that would be enough for what you're looking for:
http://www.accessify.com/articles/attractive-accessible-sites.asp

Thank you for the information on the resource listing, I look forward to
seeing it when it's ready.

Best regards.

Gez

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mary Martinson" < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
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Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 8:21 PM
Subject: RE: Finding WCAG approved sites


> Thanks for everyone's suggestions on finding "reverse linking" to the WCAG
> compliance logo. Nothing suggested seems to find them all (I know of some
> specific sites that weren't included in the hits list). The only thing I
> have found to work is to search for
> link:http://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG1AAA-Conformance in Google. Any ideas for
> other search engines?
>
> I agree that many sites that claim to be compliant really are not. I was
> hoping to be able to point designers to some well-designed sites that
*are*
> compliant...although I realize this is a moving target. Maybe there is
such
> a list already? I would welcome other ideas on how to show designers some
> well-designed, accessible sites (easy to find the inaccessible sites).
> Thanks,
> Mary
> -----Original Message-----
> From: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
> [mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 1:10 PM
> To: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
> Subject: RE: Finding WCAG approved sites
>
>
> What about using Google Image search or the same at alltheweb.com? Likely,
> most users have not renamed the graphic or created another graphic with
the
> same name.
>
> I question the usefulness of this search if you are looking for sites that
> are compliant - there are sites of clients and developers who claim
> compliance but for various reaons, may not be.
>
> wcag1A.png
> wcag1AA.png
> wcag1AAA.png
>
> Jules
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: gez [mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ]
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 12:11 PM
> > To: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
> > Subject: Re: Finding WCAG approved sites
> >
> >
> > Hi Mary,
> >
> > There may be a better way of doing it, but you could use the
> > alt text used
> > on the W3C conformance logo. I just had a quick check, entering the
> > following in google:
> >
> > WCAG1A-conformance
> > WCAG1AA-conformance
> > and
> > WCAG1AAA-conformance
> >
> > The first few were from the W3C, but after that, there were a
> > few pages
> > listed that claim conformance.
> >
> > Best regards.
> >
> > Gez
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mary Martinson" < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
> > To: < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 4:53 PM
> > Subject: Finding WCAG approved sites
> >
> >
> > > I would like to be able to find pages that are WCAG
> > compliant. Does anyone
> > > know if there is a way to search for all pages containing the WCAG
> > > compliance logo?
> > > Thanks,
> > > Mary
> > >
> > >
> > > ----
> > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, suspend, or view list archives,
> > > visit http://www.webaim.org/discussion/
> > >
> > >
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From: Ineke van der Maat
Date: Wed, Sep 10 2003 2:33PM
Subject: Re: Finding WCAG approved sites
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Hallo Mary,

In Germany is a list of sites that comply to the german accessibility
law. Most sites are in German.
http://www.wob11.de/loesungen/gute_bsp.html

perhaps is this list usuable?

Greetings
Ineke van der Maat




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From: Kimberly Chapman
Date: Wed, Sep 10 2003 6:23PM
Subject: RE: Finding WCAG approved sites
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At 02:21 PM 10/09/03 -0500, Mary Martinson said:
>Maybe there is such
>a list already?

As part of my free-click charity site reviews, I tried to set up a list of
such sites that were Bobby Level A or better. I don't use Bobby anymore,
but it hasn't mattered...I have yet to find such a site.

If I ever find a free-click charity site that passes some minimal standard
of accessibility, I'll post it here:

http://kimberlychapman.com/charitycheck/accessible.html



-- Kimberly Chapman
http://kimberlychapman.com/
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