Comments on: Web Standards and Accessibility Guidelines used in a Blog? http://www.ruelicke.net/2007/08/29/web-standards-and-accessibility-guidelines-used-in-a-blog/ ...when coding passion, gaming addiction, Internet surfing syndrome and the real life collide... Tue, 12 Apr 2011 07:03:09 +0200 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Marco http://www.ruelicke.net/2007/08/29/web-standards-and-accessibility-guidelines-used-in-a-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Marco Sun, 02 Sep 2007 17:02:19 +0000 http://www.ruelicke.net/2007/08/web-standards-and-accessibility-guidelines-used-in-a-blog/#comment-42 What I really like when you are using proper CSS and em then you are even able to scale an image (like my header) in FF and the other browsers. On the downside there can be issues with IE6- ... What I really like when you are using proper CSS and em then you are even able to scale an image (like my header) in FF and the other browsers. On the downside there can be issues with IE6- …

]]> By: David Hopkins http://www.ruelicke.net/2007/08/29/web-standards-and-accessibility-guidelines-used-in-a-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-38 David Hopkins Thu, 30 Aug 2007 22:13:02 +0000 http://www.ruelicke.net/2007/08/web-standards-and-accessibility-guidelines-used-in-a-blog/#comment-38 Nice use of em. I too am a bit of a scaleable alyout fiend. Nice use of em. I too am a bit of a scaleable alyout fiend.

]]> By: Marco http://www.ruelicke.net/2007/08/29/web-standards-and-accessibility-guidelines-used-in-a-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Marco Wed, 29 Aug 2007 21:20:41 +0000 http://www.ruelicke.net/2007/08/web-standards-and-accessibility-guidelines-used-in-a-blog/#comment-31 Most people forget that a disability can be as minor as color blindness, which is usually less worse than poor eyesight. I'm using my common sense and moral understandings on my sites, thus I try to make them as much accessible as possible. This template here is great for colorblind people, same for people with poor eyesight. You can enlarge the page and everything scales as it should, thanks to not using a fixed size like px. As a side effect the site turns out to be quite good for Lynx users (or any other kind of text-only browser). Most people forget that a disability can be as minor as color blindness, which is usually less worse than poor eyesight. I’m using my common sense and moral understandings on my sites, thus I try to make them as much accessible as possible.

This template here is great for colorblind people, same for people with poor eyesight. You can enlarge the page and everything scales as it should, thanks to not using a fixed size like px.

As a side effect the site turns out to be quite good for Lynx users (or any other kind of text-only browser).

]]> By: David Hopkins http://www.ruelicke.net/2007/08/29/web-standards-and-accessibility-guidelines-used-in-a-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-30 David Hopkins Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:57:52 +0000 http://www.ruelicke.net/2007/08/web-standards-and-accessibility-guidelines-used-in-a-blog/#comment-30 People are always going on about how your site looks with no CSS. But as you say very few people will browse with CSS turned off or with a browser like Lynx. I think it is more important to try and cater for people with more common disabilities like poor eyesight. You also bring up interesting pots with colour blidneness - hadn't thought of that. That reminds me of when I was working for an IT company and the guy I was working with was trying to wire a CAT cable and he was pputting the wrong colours in the wrong holes because he was colour blind. So, I think that is a very valid point. You could say something like 'click the red box to do x' and a colour blind person would not know what to do. People are always going on about how your site looks with no CSS. But as you say very few people will browse with CSS turned off or with a browser like Lynx. I think it is more important to try and cater for people with more common disabilities like poor eyesight. You also bring up interesting pots with colour blidneness – hadn’t thought of that.

That reminds me of when I was working for an IT company and the guy I was working with was trying to wire a CAT cable and he was pputting the wrong colours in the wrong holes because he was colour blind. So, I think that is a very valid point. You could say something like ‘click the red box to do x’ and a colour blind person would not know what to do.

]]> By: Marco http://www.ruelicke.net/2007/08/29/web-standards-and-accessibility-guidelines-used-in-a-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Marco Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:24:10 +0000 http://www.ruelicke.net/2007/08/web-standards-and-accessibility-guidelines-used-in-a-blog/#comment-29 I had a page which was AAA, but it was a "mess around" page. I will see how good I can tune this page :) I had a page which was AAA, but it was a “mess around” page. I will see how good I can tune this page :)

]]> By: Michael from Pro Blog Design http://www.ruelicke.net/2007/08/29/web-standards-and-accessibility-guidelines-used-in-a-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Michael from Pro Blog Design Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:05:47 +0000 http://www.ruelicke.net/2007/08/web-standards-and-accessibility-guidelines-used-in-a-blog/#comment-28 The guidelines can get very tough to adhere to. I've never made (or tried to make) a site that was AAA compliant by the WCAG, and I rarely meet AA either for that matter. Covering the main points is usually enough I think. :) The guidelines can get very tough to adhere to. I’ve never made (or tried to make) a site that was AAA compliant by the WCAG, and I rarely meet AA either for that matter.

Covering the main points is usually enough I think. :)

]]> By: Marco http://www.ruelicke.net/2007/08/29/web-standards-and-accessibility-guidelines-used-in-a-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Marco Wed, 29 Aug 2007 19:47:32 +0000 http://www.ruelicke.net/2007/08/web-standards-and-accessibility-guidelines-used-in-a-blog/#comment-27 True, that's why I didn't worry about the Accessibility part as I created the template. Actually I did worry about a few minor things, but I still have to take care of the real "tough" section of the guidelines. oh, and don't worry about beating me to the punch. As I said already, it allowed me to skip one part of the whole article :) True, that’s why I didn’t worry about the Accessibility part as I created the template. Actually I did worry about a few minor things, but I still have to take care of the real “tough” section of the guidelines.

oh, and don’t worry about beating me to the punch. As I said already, it allowed me to skip one part of the whole article :)

]]> By: Michael from Pro Blog Design http://www.ruelicke.net/2007/08/29/web-standards-and-accessibility-guidelines-used-in-a-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Michael from Pro Blog Design Wed, 29 Aug 2007 19:01:50 +0000 http://www.ruelicke.net/2007/08/web-standards-and-accessibility-guidelines-used-in-a-blog/#comment-26 Well said Marco. Sorry I beat ya to the punch, but you've expanded so well on the Accessibility issue, it's a whole new article! :D I agree with you entirely. In regards to the "More Time," problem, I do find that it can be true. But the great thing about the internet is that a site never really has to be "done." A month after it going live, you can still be tweaking it! Accessibility can constantly be improved over time. It doesn't always have to be perfect on the launch. Well said Marco. Sorry I beat ya to the punch, but you’ve expanded so well on the Accessibility issue, it’s a whole new article! :D

I agree with you entirely. In regards to the “More Time,” problem, I do find that it can be true. But the great thing about the internet is that a site never really has to be “done.” A month after it going live, you can still be tweaking it! Accessibility can constantly be improved over time. It doesn’t always have to be perfect on the launch.

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