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

  • From: "yusuf" <yusufaosman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 13:13:00 +0100

Its a fantastic site I've found some wonderful books on their including some that are far out of my price range and I'm talking prices of 24000 pounds. I kid you not. theres some real old books their.

But the other good thing about it is that because it searches thousands of book shops all over the world you can find books which from amazon might cost 25 pounds for a fiver if your lucky.
Yusuf
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tink Watson" <tink@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 12:45 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Really good, accessible web sites.


Yusuf,

Interesting recommendation and one I'll be looking up. I've got a couple of first editions, admitedly of more recent books like the Davinci Code, but an interest of mine all the same.

Tink.

----- Original Message ----- From: "yusuf" <yusufaosman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 12:16 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Really good, accessible web sites.


I'd like to add the following site to the list.

www.abebooks.com

The associated book exchange is a fantastic site to buy second hand, out of print and antique books. I've used it loads and love it.
Yusuf

----- Original Message ----- From: "Tink Watson" <tink@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Access UK" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 11:32 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Really good, accessible web sites.


Adrian, Sunil,

   Thanks for those. The property section is growing nicely.

Tink.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Adrian Higginbotham" <adrian.higginbotham@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 11:06 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Really good, accessible web sites.


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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