[plug] OT: Sites bow to Microsoft's browser king

[Colin Muller]

On Mon, Jul 22, 2002 at 04:08:30PM +0800, Michael Hunt wrote:
> On another though slightly unrelated note is the need to take into account
> people with disabilities when designing web sites. With the increasing use
> of flash and heavily graphic based sites it is more and more difficult for
> visually impaired people to use websites to access information. While there
> have not been any recorded instances of cases where the government has asked
> website creators to make there content more accessible it is within there
> right and discrimination laws to do this.
> 
> I'm probably preaching to the converted but if you are negotiating for
> professional services as far as website design is concerned then I believe
> that you also need to be looking into this issue as well as cross browser
> compatibility.

If you have a lynx-usable page or an easy-to-find link to one, you'll
take care of most accessibility issues pretty much automatically. For
a frustrating experience, try this one in lynx:

http://www.wa.gov.au

Colin