- From: Colin F Reynolds <colin@the-net-effect.com>
- Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 10:11:39 +0100
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
In article <3be0de4a.35d1d7ab@aol.com>, Lovey@aol.com writes >HTML >is easy. I disagree entirely. HTML is not "easy", because it requires more than a flair for graphic design and the ability to use a WYSINWOG HTML editor. An appreciation of basic HCI issues is equally important to the construction of useful pages for the WWW. > Personaly I feel many of the websites we are seeing today are attempting >to >duplicate television! You're not the first to spot the Web's slow transition towards "CheapTV" :( > But MACs are out there en mass and are the tool of the trade for Graphic >Artists and designers come HTML Authors. > Accessibility immediately throws out a red flag - not with concern about >the >thousands that are not able to access a site, nor concern of non-compliance >with Disability Rights Laws- but in time and $$. > Yet the first and formost obstacle is education, getting the message out >loud >and clear - not to the disabled and handicapped - but to the able bodied HTML >authors whom are not aware of this very important issue. ... but will they listen? Best Wishes -- Colin Reynolds, The Net Effect (World Wide) Ltd http://www.the-net-effect.com/ Tel: +44 (0)1246 450 901 Fax: +44 (0)1246 450 902
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