Hi Kat, Completely agree with you. I have been member with AIMIA for a couple of years, but to be honest I didn't quite get out of it what I was hoping for. In my opinion they are blowing the Accessibility Trumpet without knowing how to read the notes.
Being probably the No.1 association in Australia for people in our field, I believe AIMIA should try to be an example for best practise: they should ensure their own websites fulfills accessibility standards and make Priority 1 the minimum requirement to be elegible for an award. Andreas. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kat > Sent: Tuesday, 28 February 2006 4:39 PM > To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org > Subject: [WSG] AIMIA Awards > > > Gday, > > I find this list filled with dynamic, inspirational people. I > come away being motivated and energised. I love youse guys. :) > > Today, I came across AIMIA (Australian Interactive Media > Industry Association - http://www.aimia.com.au/) that are > having their 12th Annual AIMIA awards. Is anyone a member of > this group? Does anyone know anything about them? Is anyone a > finalist? > > I had a look at some of the finalists and although they seem > to require WCAG Priority 1 Accessibility, to reach that, > don't your websites need to actually validate (at least some > of their finalists don't)? Have I misunderstood? > > I rather think it's a good idea - but I think it misses a > certain something (tableless design, validation, > accessibility, etc). There are so many designers/developers > on this list (and elsewhere) doing so many amazing things - > why don't they ever get recognised for the good things they > do? They deserve it more!! Would there be a way to give them > the recognition they deserve? > > Kat > > > > ****************************************************** > The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > > See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > for some hints on posting to the list & getting help > ****************************************************** > > > ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
