Re: [WSG] reply from ACA
Get a visually impaired friend to send the ACA an email based on this: http://www.bca.org.au/ddacomp.htm Maybe that will raise the profile of the problem? Chris www.cogentis.com.au On Fri, 07 May 2004 02:08:02 -0400, Ryan Christie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Damn man... I haven't laughed so hard in quite awhile. > For christsake -- someone please get the Australian .gov's to validate > proper. > There's an army of you guys over there. Makes me want to pack my bags > and jet :) > > (and, I loved this guy's grammar and spelling.) > > -Ryan > > > > Neerav wrote: > > > The following line from the ACA's source code explains most of the > > problem: > > > > > > and the less said about their "accessible sitemap" at > > http://www.aca.gov.au/help/sitemap.htm (a mess of table cells and font > > tags) the better > > > > * > 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 *
Re: [WSG] reply from ACA
Miles said... >> Seems like they glazed over when reading the accessibility information in your original email. They didnt just "glaze over it" they completely missed the point!!! Jackie ReidMock Orange Web Site Development1st Floor92 Victoria StreetMACKAY Q 4740Ph: 07 4953 4035 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Miles Tillinger To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 3:03 PM Subject: RE: [WSG] reply from ACA Seems like they glazed over when reading the accessibility information in your original email. This is all to familiar for me as there are ppl you can explain the benefits of standards to 10x a day and they still forget what it all means by the next day... In most cases if it's a small site then the person maintaining it is probably not very web-savvy and probably knows little or nothing of the HTML/CSS that formats the site behind the scenes. As long as they can publish content with Frontpage then that's all they'll ever want...
Re: [WSG] reply from ACA
Damn man... I haven't laughed so hard in quite awhile. For christsake -- someone please get the Australian .gov's to validate proper. There's an army of you guys over there. Makes me want to pack my bags and jet :) (and, I loved this guy's grammar and spelling.) -Ryan Neerav wrote: The following line from the ACA's source code explains most of the problem: and the less said about their "accessible sitemap" at http://www.aca.gov.au/help/sitemap.htm (a mess of table cells and font tags) the better * The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help *
RE: [WSG] reply from ACA
Seems like they glazed over when reading the accessibility information in your original email. This is all to familiar for me as there are ppl you can explain the benefits of standards to 10x a day and they still forget what it all means by the next day... In most cases if it's a small site then the person maintaining it is probably not very web-savvy and probably knows little or nothing of the HTML/CSS that formats the site behind the scenes. As long as they can publish content with Frontpage then that's all they'll ever want... -Original Message-From: Universal Head [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 2:04 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [WSG] reply from ACA You all might be interested in the reply I received from the ACA in response to my email. I leave it to speak for itself. Peter On 07/05/2004, at 2:21 PM, WebMaster wrote: Dear Mr Gifford, Pleqase accept my apologies for the delay in respond to your email. We are aware of some issues with the use of the ACA Website and Apple operating systems and are currently working on a fix to the solution. Unfortunately this would appear not to be a simple solution and therefore may take some time. As I'm sure you can appreciate maintaining a site that renders well in all browser and operating systems is a constant battle for the ACA, however we do endeavour to provide equal access to all users. It may be of some benefit for you to access our site map at (http://www.aca.gov.au/help/sitemap.htm), which will provide you with static html links to all pages. Regards Sheila Grant Web Administrator Information Management Team Australian Communications Authority Universal Head Design That Works. 7/43 Bridge Rd Stanmore NSW 2048 Australia T (+612) 9517 1466 F (+612) 9565 4747 E [EMAIL PROTECTED] W www.universalhead.com
Re: [WSG] reply from ACA
The following line from the ACA's source code explains most of the problem: and the less said about their "accessible sitemap" at http://www.aca.gov.au/help/sitemap.htm (a mess of table cells and font tags) the better -- Neerav Bhatt http://www.bhatt.id.au Web Development & IT consultancy Universal Head wrote: You all might be interested in the reply I received from the ACA in response to my email. I leave it to speak for itself. Peter On 07/05/2004, at 2:21 PM, WebMaster wrote: Dear Mr Gifford, Pleqase accept my apologies for the delay in respond to your email. We are aware of some issues with the use of the ACA Website and Apple operating systems and are currently working on a fix to the solution. Unfortunately this would appear not to be a simple solution and therefore may take some time. As I'm sure you can appreciate maintaining a site that renders well in all browser and operating systems is a constant battle for the ACA, however we do endeavour to provide equal access to all users. It may be of some benefit for you to access our site map at (http://www.aca.gov.au/help/sitemap.htm), which will provide you with static html links to all pages. Regards /Sheila Grant/ /Web Administrator/ /Information Management Team/ /Australian Communications Authority/ *Universal Head* Design That Works. 7/43 Bridge Rd Stanmore NSW 2048 Australia T (+612) 9517 1466 F (+612) 9565 4747 E [EMAIL PROTECTED] W www.universalhead.com * The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help *
[WSG] reply from ACA
You all might be interested in the reply I received from the ACA in response to my email. I leave it to speak for itself. Peter On 07/05/2004, at 2:21 PM, WebMaster wrote: Dear Mr Gifford, Pleqase accept my apologies for the delay in respond to your email. We are aware of some issues with the use of the ACA Website and Apple operating systems and are currently working on a fix to the solution. Unfortunately this would appear not to be a simple solution and therefore may take some time. As I'm sure you can appreciate maintaining a site that renders well in all browser and operating systems is a constant battle for the ACA, however we do endeavour to provide equal access to all users. It may be of some benefit for you to access our site map at (), which will provide you with static html links to all pages. Regards Sheila Grant Web Administrator Information Management Team Australian Communications Authority Universal Head Design That Works. 7/43 Bridge Rd Stanmore NSW 2048 Australia T (+612) 9517 1466 F (+612) 9565 4747 E [EMAIL PROTECTED] W www.universalhead.com
