- From: RUST Randal <RRust@COVANSYS.com>
- Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 09:49:11 -0500
- To: "'Pat Byrne'" <pat@glasgowwestend.co.uk>, w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
When I try to sell "accessibility" to my clients (either internal or external), I don't sell accessibility. I sell the idea that building a web site in a certain way will make it faster and easier to update in the future. Which in turn saves money for everyone involved. It also makes it easier for me to develop sites this way. I have a template XHTML file and a CSS file that defines all of the boxes I might need. Then I simply change the parameters of the CSS to what the client has asked for. In essence, I turn it into a "business" issue, because inevitably, one of the things ALL clients seem to want is "fast download time." And you can't get much faster if you get rid of tables by using CSS for positioning! You should be able to easily generate statistics, based upon some simple tests. For example, last week I was given a page, which was laid out with tables, to redesign. The original file was 17K (just HTML!), and was nothing more than a page with a header, a menu and some text. Very cumbersome. When I was finished redesigning it, I had a 3K page with a 3K CSS file. So 6K altogether. I effectively reduce the size of the page 35%! If you take this approach, then I think you might have an easier time convincing the client that the site will be faster and easier to use. Randal Rust Senior Consultant Covansys, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: Pat Byrne [mailto:pat@glasgowwestend.co.uk] Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 8:53 AM To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org Subject: statistics - for differences between accessible and non-accessible sites? Hi, Does anyone have any statistics that give a clear indication of the benefits of making a Website accessible? e.g. an accessible site will have 10% more visitors, or is 20% easier to us, or will generate 10% more revenue. Is there anything of that nature - that would help make a direct appeal to business clients? Thanks, Pat Glasgow West End: Pat's Guide: http://www.glasgowwestend.co.uk Guide to all that's best in Glasgow's West End: What's On, Eating Out, Shopping, Flat Hunting, Local Characters, Classified Ads., Community Pinboard, Art for Sale and Free Photographs to download. ScotConnect: http://www.scotconnect.com A smooth transition to providing accessible information on the Internet. Quick to load, accessible Web sites - built with the minimum of fuss. Jim and Pat Byrne Tel: +44(0)141 334 1650
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