Michael, There are other accessibility tools that have better reputations than Bobby now. Bobby has received growing criticism over the last few years - here is an example: http://www.evolt.org/article/Why_Bobby_Approved_is_not_Enough/4090/9278/inde x.html?format=print
Here are some other online accessibility tools: WAVE http://wave.webaim.org/index.jsp UsableNet: http://www.usablenet.com/ Ask Alice: http://askalice.ssbtechnologies.com:8080/askalice/index.html Colour Contrast Analyser (excellent tool!): http://www.juicystudio.com/services/colourcontrast.asp HTH Russ > > Hi Michael, hope this helps you. > Bobby will allow you to test web pages and help expose and repair barriers to > accessibility and encourage compliance with existing accessibility guidelines, > such as Section 508 and the W3C's WCAG. > View this at - http://bobby.watchfire.com/bobby/html/en/index.jsp > It's just that thier own site above does not pass their tests, so it's a bit > of an enigma to me! > Regards, JG > > --- "Michael Kear" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sorry if this is such a dumb question that it displays more of my ignorance > than anything else, but this is the second time in the last few weeks I've > heard references to Bobby, but .... > > Who the hell is Bobby? And what does he have to do with us? > > Cheers > Mike Kear > Windsor, NSW, Australia > AFP Webworks > http://afpwebworks.com > > > > > ***************************************************** > The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > ***************************************************** > > > > _____________________________________________________________ > Why Pay $35 for a .COM, .NET or .ORG Web Address? iDotz.Net offers Cool > Domains @ Great Prices! Starting @ $8.75 Go: http://www.idotz.net > ***************************************************** > The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > ***************************************************** Thanks Russ ----------------------------------------------- Russ Weakley Max Design Phone: (02) 9410 2521 Mobile: 0403 433 980 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.maxdesign.com.au ----------------------------------------------- ***************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ *****************************************************
