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Web Accessibility - New draft British Standard

Oldjim — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:40:22 GMT

This may be worth watching http://drafts.bsigroup.com/?i=245

Re: Web Accessibility - New draft British Standard

geewizz — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:43:15 GMT

Presumably this will be to encourage ~~step~~ by ~~step~~ instructions?

Re: Web Accessibility - New draft British Standard

MauriceC — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:22:02 GMT

Has anybody tried to read it? What a load of tosh
It's much more focused on how to set up boxes to tick to ensure that you can justify that your development is compliant as far as I can see? The document it is planned to replace (PAS78) was quite good and well presented.
The web site version could well take a few notes from their own document in making it presentable to even people with normal eyesight, let alone those with visual problems. I tried to read and comment, but gave up after about 4 pages: Small (VERY SMALL) font, failing navigation links and no downloadable PDF. I'll wait
Maurice

Re: Web Accessibility - New draft British Standard

dvorak — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:43:27 GMT

I went to read it but resented the fact I had to sign up to look at it.

Re: Web Accessibility - New draft British Standard

pierre_pierre — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:55:24 GMT

Thats called the accessibility option

Re: Web Accessibility - New draft British Standard

mal0z — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:16:30 GMT

That's exactly why I didn't bother - I couldn't be bothered to register - just to browse.

Re: Web Accessibility - New draft British Standard

MauriceC — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:59:42 GMT

I think you aught to register and look at the document to see just how bad it is! It is an interest area of mine and I genuinely wanted to see the latest status of thinking.
I have made a few recorded comments. But without making a lot of effort it is difficult to see how anyone will bother reading it all

Re: Web Accessibility - New draft British Standard

Midnight_Caller — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:45:33 GMT

From the sine up page

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I wouldn't sine up it is not encrypted, watt idiots.