- From: Kathleen Anderson <kathleen.anderson@po.state.ct.us>
- Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 18:10:12 -0400
- To: Amy.Belanger@kohls.com, wai-ig list <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Amy, A partial answer to your question # 1, "According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 21 percent of Americans currently have a disability. That's 54 million consumers. Of these, more than 4 in 10 are online, a Harris Poll reveals." This is a quote from an article that was posted to the w3c-wai-eo mail list earlier today. You can read the whole thing at the archives: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-eo/2000OctDec/0039.html There were a few other articles posted there that might interest you. The archives are at: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-eo/2000OctDec/ -- Kathleen Anderson mailto:kathleen.anderson@po.state.ct.us URL OSC: http://www.osc.state.ct.us/ URL ACCESS: http://www.cmac.state.ct.us/access/ Amy.Belanger@kohls.com wrote: > > A designer that I work with and I were discussing about the necessity of > making the site we are creating accessible to the visually impaired. We > were curious if there was any statistical information regarding percentages > of US web users that are visually impaired or blind. (Our point is to make > a case for stronger implementation of W3C Guidelines as well as usability > and accessibility testing to those who hold the purse strings. They thrive > on statistics.) We are in the design process now and are putting together > prototypes. Our thought was to create a design for that demographic, as > well as adjusting the prototypes we already have. (We currently do not have > a shopping site online, merely an informational site that we are working on > making Bobby Approved.) Our thought was if the site is easy to use for the > visually impaired, it should be just as easy to use for those that are not. > Are we naive in our thinking? Or are we on the right track? > > Our other question was regarding e-commerce sites. Are there any sites, > that the group is aware of, that do make a conscious effort to make their > site as accessible as possible to everyone who may be purchasing items on > the net--especially apparel? I recall something regarding the Gap (?) > choosing not being accessible, even when the issue was brought to their > attention, but nothing on the reverse. Any articles that relate to this > topic would be helpful. > > Thanks for any help you can offer, > > Amy Belanger > > Kohl's Department Stores
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