Re: Marketing faqs.org

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Devin Reade (gdr@eddore.myrias.com)
Mon, 16 Mar 1998 20:20:35 -0700 (MST)


For anyone updating faqs.org, please keep accessibility in mind.
The w3c pages mention ways to keep web pages usable to those
who are visually impaired (or legally blind). There are also
segments of the population that are still using text based
browsers (mainly Lynx).

Whether or not a particular FAQ need follow accessibility guidelines
depends on the target audience (it would be nice if all did, but
I'm not going to be pedantic), but I think something general like
faqs.org *should* follow such guidelines.

In addition to the suggestions on the w3c site, Nathan Mates also
has a list on how to keep your pages accessible to text browsers.
You can find it at:

http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/a2viewable.html

It's targeted at Apple II oriented web pages, but the same principle
applies.

Keeping pages readable on text browsers doesn't mean you can't have
fancy graphics. You just have to keep limitations and alternatives
in mind.

Devin

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