UNOFFICIAL Hi Grant, My thoughts on this are (assuming you're rebuilding an existing site):
Check your site statistics/analytics - look at the range of devices accessing the site and what they're looking at - are there some pieces of content which aren't being accessed from handheld devices? If you're seeing a consistent spread of mobile access then, unless your site is going to chew up their bandwidth, you should be fine with a responsive design. If you're seeing that only a small subset of your site is getting mobile hits then you could look at streamlining this into a specific mobile site with its own navigation. Enid Bulman MIT | Web Project Officer Election & External Communication Section | Education & Communications Branch Australian Electoral Commission T: (02) 6271 4486 | M: 0411 244 521 | F: (02) 6271 4558 ________________________________ [cid:image001.gif@01CD3366.90E54E00]<http://emailfooter.aec.gov.au/email/> [cid:image002.gif@01CD3366.90E54E00]<http://emailfooter.aec.gov.au/email-promo/> UNOFFICIAL From: li...@webstandardsgroup.org [mailto:li...@webstandardsgroup.org] On Behalf Of grant_malcolm_bai...@westnet.com.au Sent: Wednesday, 16 May 2012 12:43 PM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: [WSG] Mobile sites Hello, I was wondering whether having a dedicated mobile site represents an improvement with regard to accessibility and standards, or whether it is acceptable to have a single site that is adaptable to different screen widths (e.g. by means of CSS media queries). Of course, setting up a separate mobile site requires additional work and therefore expense. I would be grateful for comments. Thank you and regards, Grant Bailey ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org<mailto:memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org> ******************************************************************* DISCLAIMER: If you have received this transmission in error please notify us immediately by return email and delete all copies. If this email or any attachments have been sent to you in error, that error does not constitute waiver of any confidentiality, privilege or copyright in respect of information in the email or attachments. ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *******************************************************************
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