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From: Access Systems <acces...@smart.net>

Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2006 20:35:16 -0000

Local: Mon, Jan 2 2006 7:35 am

Subject: Re: web design for disabled users

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try www.W3C.org/WAI

should tell you more than you ever needed. not going to do your homework
for you but a few comments

In alt.disability.issues chlori <usenet...@arto.ch> wrote:

> I will be writing something about webdesign considering
> disabled users for my school English lessons. I am mainly
> interested in visual and other physical disabilities.
> Now I'm looking for some answers preferably from disabled users:
> Q1: How accessible is the web for you?

less now than it was before (I've been on what passes for the web for over
30 years) it gets less accessible every year

> Q2: What are your accessibility issues when using the web?

too dang much "eye candy" stuff that is put there that does nothing

> Q3: What could web designers do to make the web more accessible?

read the information at www.W3C.org/WAI and impliment it.

Bob

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