weslinda wrote:
I completely agree with the idea of making all web sites accessible. I completely disagree that it's a simple, or even realistic endeavor for all sites.
Dependant upon what you are using for your E-commerce engine, or what "features" you'd like on your site, then accesibility is not a guarantee to all.
Considering the low $$ that companies are interested in spending on their web sites, creating a site that is fully accesible would be a huge endeavor taking twice the time of a site not built to such a high standard.
How can companies be convinced that it's in their interest to spend the $$ for this feature? If a site is simply an informative piece on bird watching, created by someone at home for fun, how is that person supposed to design a site that fits these standards?
Lets not even get started on the Security thing. IF we really went down the road of "paranoia" that all things internet are bad, we all might as well go back to the library, get books, and enjoy lives without phones, cars, or computers. As people can tap your phone line, your car can be wrecked and tampered with, and of course, there are security issues with computers, but if you use your head, then life is not nearly as "insecure" as most people think.
I am sorry but you are wrong, we have developed an eccommerce shopping cart and content management system that not only meet the minimum standards but exceed them and give equality to disabled users.
There is no compromise with design or security.
Companies WILL buy into this because in the UK we can see the marketable value of sensible political correctness, lets face it ISO standards are little more and look at their success.
All these arguments about why we won't ever make sites accessible because you can't have a website that is accessible to all possible disabilities is a stupid one. To say you won't make sites accessible to the majority of disabled people because you can't find a solution to some types of disability is daft!!
We are about 2 weeks away from completion of the initial version of the software and we are still working on validation, but I would welcome your comments. (We still have to have this product tested)
http://217.72.191.6/