The http://www.fosterandpartners.com is not a good example at all. I can see at a glance that it violates at least three WCAG Priority 2 checkpoints, and that's without even looking at the code. Some pages violate Priority 1 requirements too.
That's a shame because I really need stunning examples of accessible, standards-compliant design to show our clients what is possible. Steve -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Designer Sent: 15 August 2007 13:20 To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] Usability & Accessibility Over Design? >Frank Palinkas wrote: > > IMHO I would like to add one important factor to this. Money. I would like to throw a spanner in the works here. There are cases where a client is as interested in PRESTIGE as he is in money. See, for example: http://www.habitat.co.uk/uk/main_uk.htm as a case where prestige/image is crucial to the business. However, if you want see an example where prestige is also crucial, but the designer has use compliant methods and passed 508 validation (at least) see: http://www.fosterandpartners.com/Practice/Default.aspx An excellent site! It is interesting to note that, 12 months ago, this site was Flash, with a poor html version as second choice. This is no longer necessary. Inspirational work! My point is that the client shouldn't need to know anything about the inner cogs and wheels. An experienced designer <em>should <em> be able to give the client whatever he wants and (although often difficult and challenging) he can do this without sacrificing standards or accessibility. -- Bob www.gwelanmor-internet.co.uk ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ******************************************************************* ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
