[webproducers] Re: creating accessible websites and how it impacts the project life cycle
From: Ari Feldman <outdoorminer2002@xxxxxxxxx>
To: webproducers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 12:53:47 -0700 (PDT)
all good points.
not having done such my project myself but aware of some of the larger
implications from a production view, you also need to consider:
* design this functionality in from the beginning! it may take longer
to plan and implement upfront but it's likely to be a hell of a lot
cheaper/easier than to do so using an existing site because of the
"stripping" of page elements. shoe-horing in functionality after
something is built is a real pain and not always successful.
* unless the site is very small or infrequently updated, it probably
makes sense to centralize all site content into a database.
beyond some of the other obvious advantages of this approach, it allows
you to "templatize" your site so you can serve your content in
different looks and feels with minimal work (e.g. minor alterations to
the display layer via templates).
so, for example, one version could be the full experience and the other
ould be accessibility complient, yet the content remains fundementally
unchanged.
--- tonyzeoli <tonyzeoli@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Brad from Rudder Finn seems to have a grasp of your follow up
> question,
> since he's done this before.
>
> I don't think it speaks to cost as much as it speaks to knowledge and
>
> ability. Basically, you're dumbing down a site to the point that you
> are
> using less graphics. Maybe you add in some sound here and there to
> guide
> people.
>
> I would say, if you're going to be building a large-scale web site
> for a
> corporate client, my best guess...and I'm only guessing here because
> I've
> never done it, is build in about 20 hours for research (that may not
> be
> billable time though, because the client expects you to know these
> things).
>
> As far as navigation, Brad hit in on the head when he said keep it
> text
> based...so that's costs you nothing, in fact, it saves the client
> money from
> graphics/images needing to be constucted.
>
> There are various HTML resources I'm guessing must be applied, so
> it's just
> a matter of knowing how to make it work.
>
> Oh, I just remembered...there is a great book called Designing with
> Web
> Standards by Jeffrey Zeldman. That's where I read about gov't
> compliance. I
> totally forgot about that. It's published by New Riders, who publish
> a lot
> of great books on CSS and Web Standards.
>
> If you are doing a google search, search for the term "web
> standards," that
> may get you started.
>
> Tony Z.
>
>
> > Hi Sergei
> >
> > Thank you for responding - let me see if I can explain better
> >
> > I have never worked on the creation of an accessible websites
> > aimed @ / disabled, All websites should meeting many of the
> > guidelines that governments, web community and other interest
> > organisation require to give access to the disabled.
> >
> > I have been receiving a lot the info about the do and don'ts of
> developing
> > more accessible wesbites but as well as this info,
> > I want to know ,as Tony Z from NYU has mentioned what impact this
>
> > has on the project life cycle. Such costs, changing working
> > practices, culture etc and if there is research on this, does
> anyone
> > out dare have experience of this.
> >
> > I hope this helps
> >
> > Thanks
> > Zahid
> >
> > I am looking at how
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Sergei Kachenkov" <sergei@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <webproducers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 4:54 PM
> > Subject: [webproducers] Re: creating accessible websites and how it
> impacts
> > the project life cycle
> >
> > > Zahid,
> > > is there a chance you can re-phrase your wording.
> > >
> > > "creating accessible websites impact on the project life cycle"
> -- quite
> > > possible it's me don't understand this.
> > > Please elaborate.
> > >
> > > Sergei
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ********
> > > Can anyone give me some advice on the subject creating accessible
>
> websites
> > > impact on the project life cycle?
> > > > Any useful thoughts, websites, books and resources would be
> > appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > still had no responses hmmmm .......... I wonder why ?
> > > >
> > > > Many Thanks
> > > >
> > > > Zahid Hossain
> > >
> > >
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