Hey guys, It's quite ironic that this topic should come up, as this is something in which I have been meaning to ask on here for a few days, but thought I would leave it until after the holidays. I'm really interested in Web Development, I know a lot of html and I know basic css and php, but not enough to build a site from scratch, unless it's just html or using a CMS. I don't really know anything about Accessible Web Development, despite being registered blind myself. However, I would like to know a few things, firstly has anybody got any advice or good resources about Web Accessibility and not just for the Visually Impaired, but for everybody? I have a project in mind which I think would be a brilliant idea, but it's vital that I have a fully accessible website, preferably WordPress, that is easy to edit, blog, have a back end forum and other communication facilities, including a private message facility, that are all fully accessible. This as you can imagine is a seriously hard task to meet, especially on a low budget. I have been offered the opportunity to purchase the theme of lflegal.com for $400 which is WACG 2.0 AAA compliant. However, it's the old style theme so it wouldn't work with Wordpress 3.x as the modifications would no longer work. I have also found a fairly accessible punBB forum for the back end, but it's not perfect. I really want a fully accessible, up-to-date, easy to edit, search engine friendly website. If you have any advice it would be much appreciated. Secondly, can any of you give any good advice or resources for undertaking Freelancing Projects? I don't want to know about eLance, Guru, Getafreelancer, Rentacoder, etc. I've already undertaken several projects in the past, I'm refering more to advice and resources about how to get more clients and win more projects, etc. Also, bare in mind that my previous experiences were when my vision was significantly better than it is now. Finally, I don't really find things like Dreamweaver that accessible when using High Contrast desktop themes, so any advice about this sort of thing would be much appreciated too. As I've said, I'm not new to this sort of thing at all, but I only have an overview of things, I'm not an exper and I'm not a programming genius. I have an AS Level in ICT, which was accomplished mainly by using the full range of programs that are included within the Microsoft Office Suite and researching, using the Internet. In addition to this, I am currently studying a Business and Law BA (Hons) degree, via distance learning, at the Open University, which is primarily done online. I have also undertaken frequent freelance Web Development projects, such as website, blog, forum, article, content and press release creation and submission, web hosting, email and webmail setup, search engine optimization and submission, directory submission, RSS feed submission and social media marketing services. In addition to this, I have an extensive knowledge of HTML and computer-based Content Management Systems and Blogging Platforms. I also have a basic knowledge of CSS, PHP and JavaScript. Furthermore, I am very experienced in system and server maintenance, repair and restorations, and I am also an extremely efficient and self-taught touch-typist. Seasons Greetings to you all. Thanks. Allyn Stansfield.
From: Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith <[email protected]> To: Techno-Chat ... Technology Enthusiasm! <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, 29 December 2011, 2:32 Subject: Blogging Hello everybody Gordon and I are having another horrible night; so instead of watching him try in vain to settle, we've both come downstairs to do bits of work on respective projects. However, one project in which we both have an interest is our blogs. I'm interested to know, if anybody can tell me, how other vision impaired people handle themes for their blogs. WordPress doesn't seem to be particularly conducive towards accessibility in its themes so I just wondered what others changed to makes their blogs more accessible. Any info greatly appreciated. Lynne ======================================= The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web pages located at http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at either of the following websites: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html Or: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> --------------------------------------- ======================================= The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web pages located at http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at either of the following websites: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html Or: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> ---------------------------------------
