[access-uk] Re: Really good, accessible web sites.

From: "Adrian Higginbotham" <adrian.higginbotham@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 11:06:16 +0100
Another excellent property site is www.vebra.co.uk - it draws together
properties listed on a number of different agents site.  Not researched
in depth but my understanding of the way it works is that Vebra is the
system individual agents use to manage their properties with the
business including publishing them to their own website, and / or to the
Vebra site. So any agent that uses the Vebra system can (I assume it's
an option rather than a default) publish to this site.  The only
accessibility failing I've found is in the lack of alt tags for the 4
image map links at the top which switch between properties for sale,
letting, commercial, or something else...

Also www.estateangels.co.uk I found pretty good for finding estate
agents in any given town.

Adrian Higginbotham
Accessibility and inclusion adviser
British Educational Communications and Technology Agency - BECTA
Tel: Direct dial 024 7679 7333 - Internal extension #2287
Email: Adrian.Higginbotham@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Web: http://www.becta.org.uk/
BECTA, Millburn Hill Road, Science Park, Coventry, CV4 7JJ 
-----Original Message-----
From: kevin and emma [mailto:kream@xxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: 31 August 2005 20:13
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Really good, accessible web sites.

hi tink, one category that seems to always get left out of such
discussions, is property websites. more and more estate agents are going
online which makes accessing property details much easier for us all,
but noone ever seems to bring property sites into research. i mention
this now as we are just about to complete the buying and selling process
and found www.rightmove.co.uk invaluable as a property database.
admittedly, the property details posted on there are put there by agents
signed up to rightmove, so rightmove don't have a say in them. the
actual site is a breeze to use and i think should be given recognision
for that fact. the only slightly awkward part of the site i've com
across is their monthly houseprice review which in .pdf format, but is
readable. the rest of the site is very, very accessible.
Kevin - co-owner/moderator of the blind gamers discussion list contact
me via email/msn:
kream@xxxxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tink Watson" <tink@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Access UK" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Vi Gen Access"
<vi-genaccess@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 2:00 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Really good, accessible web sites.


> Good afternoon,
>
>     Continuing with my research on behalf of Radio 4's In Touch
program,
I'm
> hoping you can help with recommendations for really good accessible
web
> sites.
>
>     I know that a perfectly accessible and usable web site is still
> something of a rarity, but certainly in my own experience, there are
shops
> online where I can carry out my shopping without too much grief.
>
>     If anyone can recommend a web site from the following categories
that
is
> easy to use, that would be great:
>
> Travel
> CD's etc
> Food Supermarkets
> Finance,Insurance
> Entertainment
>
>
>     The idea is to praise those companies who appear to be making an
effort
> or who have taken steps in the right direction.
>
>     Please reply off list to tink@xxxxxxxxxx or on list if you feel
others
> would benefit from sharing your recommendations.
>
> Thanks,
> Tink.
>
>
>
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