SCN: websites to feature

[Lois Beedle]

I seem to have missed something.  We went from discussing featuring
websites to what links to have.  As a topic editor I link to anything
anyone requests that fits into my topic whether I agree with their point
of view or not, whether I can 'see' their page or not. I do not feel that
SCN desires to hold anyone else to the standard that I thought we had for
our own information providers.

But I do feel strongly that accessibility is a serious matter and I
thought that was what we were all about.  When I use lynx I expect to be
able to 'see' any page hosted on scn.  That is not always the case.  I
would expect that any site featured by scn would be 'seeable' by me.

Folks need to know that one can have an good looking interesting page on
scn - with some bells and whistles for graphics folks and still be
accessible by those who can not see all the fancy stuff.  What better way
than featuring them?

When I built my first two sites I was never able to see them on line with 
a graphics browser.  I still put up graphics that others enjoyed - with
alt tags for the rest of us.

Lois
 Dip it in chocolate, it'll be fine.

On Thu, 13 Sep 2001, Scot Harkins on scn.org wrote:

> I tend towards the inclusive attitude for links, even external links that
> may not follow our web design standards.
> 
> Lynx may seem out of date but it's actually a gateway to broad usability.
> We are one of the few Webster _in the world_ that can be browsed by visually
> impaired users with browser devices that render web pages to Braille or that
> navigate sites in visually simple ways.  I don't know that we are actually
> pursuing the ADA standards, but the fact that we are both a community
> resource and an accessible resource is unique.
> 
> The web has exploded as a world full of eye-candy, which only works for
> those with eyes that can see.  Those few sites trying to address ADA
> standards feature either a low-graphic version of their site or actually
> seek to detect the remote browser and load browser-targeted pages.  Each of
> these requires parallel site development.  Keeping a focus on simple design
> standards make the pages easier to browse for all users.
> 
> In 20 years the majority of the people in our country will be over 65 years
> old.  How many of them will appreciate our continuing efforts and the
> efforts of others to make the information world easier to use?
> 
> 
> Scot
> 

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