Edited by author 04-05-2005 02:59 PM
Like the idea behind this site! I hope it's a success for you.

These comments apply to quite a lot of web sites these days and the omissions (I don't like to use the word error) are easy to fix.

All web sites need to address users with accessibility issues. Do your users have sight problems? Do your users have input control problems (can they use a mouse?)

The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 became law in October 2004 and require all businesses, whether they are web based or not, to make "reasonable adjustment" to make their services "accessible to all".

After having had a quick glance over your site, there are a few things you need to look at;

i) your text needs to be proportional, not fixed - it cannot be resized.
ii) some images require ALT tags - how can a blind user with a screen reader "see" the images?
iii) your menus are not available unless you have a mouse - all hyperlinks must be accessible to keyboard only users.
iv) imagine a blind user with a screen reader. The screen reader "reads" all links to the user. You have a link called "VIEW HERE" - what does that mean to a blind user? Make hyperlinks meaningful and don't repeat them. A list of "click here"'s is of no use to users with sight problems.

The DDA is very important. There are over 8 million registered disabled people - that is a lot of users that you could be alienating - and a lot of lost business.

If anyone would like help with their sites, drop me an email at admin@evolution-uk.co.uk and I'll get you up and running.

I'm also looking to start up my own consultancy and hope to get registered on BusinessBricks soon!

Thanks for reading

Peter
Evolution - UK