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Title:
The DRC Blew It
Word Count:
782
Summary:
The DRC has been campaigning for accessible websites for years. They just had their biggest ch
Keywords:
usability, accessibility, web usability, web credibility, web accessibility, css, website, acc
Article Body:
The DRC (Disability Rights Commission) recently announced the results of their year-long inves
There’s been a wave of publicity surrounding the DRC announcement, with national press such as
Confusing and inaccurate conclusions
The DRC has singled out Egg for their ’accessible’ website. Yet Egg is one of the websites tha
The DRC also pointed out that 45% of the problems disabled users faced weren’t on the W3C Web
Another failed aspect of the report was the DRC’s inability to separate website accessibility
The DRC report claims to be an investigation into the accessibility of 1000 websites, when in
Speaking the wrong language
The DRC has essentially taken a carrot and stick approach here. They’re trying to encourage bu
The DRC are right to take this carrot and stick approach, but they need to do so within the co
As far as this vague threat of legal action goes, well, that’s exactly what it is: vague. The
The DRC report also did little to allay concerns, namely that attractive and accessible websit
Web accessibility isn’t brain science. It really isn’t necessary to test your website on a var
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The DRC Blew It
Word Count:
782
Summary:
The DRC has been campaigning for accessible websites for years. They just had their biggest ch
Keywords:
usability, accessibility, web usability, web credibility, web accessibility, css, website, acc
Article Body:
The DRC (Disability Rights Commission) recently announced the results of their year-long inves
There’s been a wave of publicity surrounding the DRC announcement, with national press such as
Confusing and inaccurate conclusions
The DRC has singled out Egg for their ’accessible’ website. Yet Egg is one of the websites tha
The DRC also pointed out that 45% of the problems disabled users faced weren’t on the W3C Web
Another failed aspect of the report was the DRC’s inability to separate website accessibility
The DRC report claims to be an investigation into the accessibility of 1000 websites, when in
Speaking the wrong language
The DRC has essentially taken a carrot and stick approach here. They’re trying to encourage bu
The DRC are right to take this carrot and stick approach, but they need to do so within the co
As far as this vague threat of legal action goes, well, that’s exactly what it is: vague. The
The DRC report also did little to allay concerns, namely that attractive and accessible websit
Web accessibility isn’t brain science. It really isn’t necessary to test your website on a var
This is a demo version of txt2pdf v.10.1
Developed by SANFACE Software http://www.sanface.com/
Available at http://www.sanface.com/txt2pdf.html