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Does your website comply with web development standards and guidelines? Part 2
Developing accessible websites for the vision impaired is a complex and time-consuming process achieved from two perspectives: web publishing and programmatic. A web publisher is responsible for web publishing and this includes preparing documents, such as Portable...
Does your website comply with web development standards and guidelines? Part 1
For almost a year now, I have been conducting a survey of Australian websites as an ongoing research project for my business. Each day, I visit websites and compare and contrast their elements against the web development standards and guidelines, which I have...
Are Do-It-yourself Website Builders the Best Approach to Creating Online Website Presence?
Since I published a post called Edu Net Solutions Business Division Site Launch, I’ve been researching Do-it-yourself (DIY) website builders. My interest intensified in this web solution when last week I completed a website for a small business called Total Health...
Are accessible websites less attractive?
In my quest to create accessible websites I’m often asked the question, ‘are accessible websites really less attractive?’ The answer isn’t a simple yes or no. Animation, bright or soft colours and unwelcome effects do not make content more interesting or less...
Edu Net Solutions launches the most accessible school website in South Australia
Edu Net Solutions is proving yet again to be a truly innovative company by launching this week the most accessible school website in South Australia to date. During my employment at the Department for Education and later privately, I had the opportunity to inspect...
Why website accessibility is good for business
Recently, I read an article which argues that digital accessibility is focused on disabled people. Importantly, it highlights that there are executives in the business world who possess little awareness of accessibility guidelines and regulations and believe that...
Flood of Accessibility Lawsuits in 2018
Last month the Bureau of Internet Accessibility of the United States published an article called Flood of Accessibility Lawsuits in 2018. This article discusses the rapid increase of accessibility lawsuits in the United States in recent times and why this is...
Does your website pass the colour contrast test?
Check out The Bureau of Internet Accessibility colour contrast tool to test your website. Does your website pass the test? If not, 4.3 million Australians may not be able to view it properly. Let us know in the comments below.
Accessibility Workshop
On July 4th 2018 I attended a workshop conducted by Cliff Edwards from the Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC), and organised by Editors SA. This workshop was extremely informative and helped me to expand my knowledge regarding web accessibility guidelines....
Web Development Standards, Part 3
This final blog of my three-part series on web accessibility explores the potential legal consequences of overlooking web accessibility guidelines in light of current climate in Australia. In Australia the public sector leads the way in web accessibility, in...
Web Development Standards, Part 2
Since I was introduced to website accessibility, I quickly noticed that it is an esoteric subject. Far too many industry technicians and companies overlook the guidelines, while few members of the public seem to have little or no knowledge of them. Many believe that a...
Web Development Standards, Part 1
When you survey the net, it seems that anything goes when it comes to web design for business. Businesses and organisations choose flash visual content, or bold and bright colour schemes and fonts– whatever they feel will attract their targeted audience or represent...
Mobile Friendly for All
Since smartphones and tablets were introduced and became popular several years ago, internet browsing is no longer confined to desktops. This change caused a revolution in web development and design, leading to the development of new technology, which aims to make...
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