[access-uk] Re: NEW ACCESSIBLE SEARCH ENGINE
- From: Steve Nutt <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 21:17:00 +0100
Hi Carol,
Yes, Google is perfectly accessible with the shark too.
All the best
At 20:58 28/06/2004, carol pearson spake these words of wisdom
>Actually, Steve, it's *perfectly* acceptable to me also - and I use a
>different screen reader! <SMILE>
>
>
>--
>Carol
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 8:18 PM
>Subject: [access-uk] Re: NEW ACCESSIBLE SEARCH ENGINE
>
>
>> Hi Tink,
>>
>> I haven't tried it yet, but I think my question is, how good is it as a=20
>> search engine? For example, why do I need an "accessible" engine, when=20
>> Google seems perfectly accessible to me? Or am I an old blind synnic
>with=
>> =20
>> a good screen reader?
>>
>> All the best
>>
>> At 10:45 28/06/2004, L=E9onie Watson spake these words of wisdom
>> >Ian,
>> >
>> > Thanks for posting this up, it's refreshing to see accessible
>design=
>> put
>> >to the fore, but I do wish that they hadn't shot themselves, not to=
>> mention
>> >the rest of the accessible design sector, in the foot.
>> >
>> > They claim that they are AAA compliant against the Web Content
>> >Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), which may be fair enough. But they also
>> >claim they are Level AAA compliant against the Bobby Guidelines and
>this=
>> is
>> >where I really take issue.
>> >
>> > Bobby is not a set of guidelines, it is a tool for measuring a site
>> >against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. If a site believes=
>> itself
>> >to be Level AAA against the WCAG, then Bobby can be used to confirm
>this,=
>> up
>> >to a point at least. Bobby is not entirely renound for its accuracy.
>> >
>> > Because Bobby isn't always very accurate, YouSearched have given
>> >themselves an unnesscesary problem. Bobby doesn't find the site Level
>AAA
>> >compliant under the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, it doesn't
>even
>> >find it Level A compliant. This is because Bobby is failing, not
>because=
>> the
>> >site is.
>> >
>> > Bobby says that the site fails to set the language type of the=
>> document,
>> >which isn't the case. The language type is clearly set, but because of
>the
>> >way the coding is arranged its quite likely that Bobby hasn't
>interpreted=
>> it
>> >correctly.
>> > Bobby also says that 15 images don't have alternate text. The
>images=
>> in
>> >question have an empty alt text, but because the site uses apostrophes
>> >rather than double quotes to enclose the alternate text, Bobby believes=
>> this
>> >to be an error.
>> >
>> > The upshot is this. Because the press release claims Level AAA
>against
>> >Bobby Guidelines, people will immediately go and check this, much as I=
>> did.
>> >What they will see is that, according to Bobby, the site fails basic
>> >accessibility and this is the impression they will carry away with them,
>> >marring an otherwise great design.
>> >
>> > I'm going to contact YouSearch and pass on my thoughts too. This
>could
>> >be a useful resource to add to my bookmarks.
>> >
>> >
>> >Regards,
>> >Tink.
>> >
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