[access-uk] Re: Accessible or not accessible? (Was: Really good, accessible web sites.)

  • From: "Tink Watson" <tink@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 11:55:32 +0100

George,

        I'm afraid my knowledge of Ireland, geographically and politically
could be written on the back of a postage stamp. *Smile.

        But your point is an interesting addition to the misconceptions and
misunderstandings that can arise if something isn't made accessible in the
expected sense.

Tink.

 

-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
George Bell
Sent: 02 September 2005 23:49
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Accessible or not accessible? (Was: Really good,
accessible web sites.)

Hi Tink,

Re your comment:- "Window Eyes apparently has the edge over Jaws with Flash
links, but I'd suggest that the phrase "uk/main_uk.htm" is only easy to
interpret if you're familiar with links and possibly know a little about the
Internet.

I tend to agree with you here.  Speaking as a sighted person, the visual
links list the countries by name.  O.K.
so giving the full link is fine, but what about "Eire", which is displayed
visually as "Ireland".

Be assured I have no wish whatsoever to appear political, but I am really
going to put the cat amongst the proverbial pigeons.  

Is Belfast in Eire, or Ireland, because the link show a store in Belfast -
and Galway, and Dublin.

(I think I'd better run for cover now before my two co-moderators stitch me
up! - Smile)

George.
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