[Irl-dean] Ideas for blog post on IIA?

[Gerry Ellis]

Hi, Lar,

Give me a ring and I can arrange to get some more details to you.

Maybe we could arrange some sort of demonstration of the use of screen reading software for the IIa? It would be much more effective than a thousand words!


take care,

gerry ellis
Mob (085) 7168665

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Laurence Veale 
  To: irl-dean at list.eeng.dcu.ie 
  Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 4:41 PM
  Subject: Re: [Irl-dean] Ideas for blog post on IIA?


  HI Gerry,

  thanks a million for those suggestions.

  I've a nice case study that I've started for your second suggestion, taking the homepage of a major Irish institution and redesigning it with web standards to show the additional benefits of accessibility. 

  In terms of your first suggestion, I'd love to get more details from you. I was going to touch on the legal aspects, briefly covering Irish law, namely the Disability Act, Equal Status Act and the Employment Equality Act with some examples. 

  Lar


  On 2/23/07, Gerry Ellis <gerry.ellis at feelthebenefit.com> wrote:
    Hi, Lar,

    It's almost 3 AM, so I'll limit myself to two suggestions:

    1. Include in your review of legislation the 2 European directives on Public
    Procurement that came into force last year. More details available on 
    request.

    2. Debunk the myth that web sites that are accessible must be text-only,
    dreary and lacking in functionality. I suggest looking at the VICS web site
    http://www.vicsireland.org 


    take care,

    gerry ellis
    t/a Feel The BenefIT

    tel   (+353-1) 282-7791
    Mob   (+353-85) 716-8665
    email gerry.ellis at feelthebenefit.com

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Laurence Veale" <laurence.veale at iqcontent.com>
    To: <irl-dean at list.eeng.dcu.ie >
    Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 10:18 AM
    Subject: [Irl-dean] Ideas for blog post on IIA?


    > We're going to be guest bloggers on the IIA (Irish Internet Association)
    blog.
    >
    > Is there any topic that you would like to see covered? In addition, if 
    > there are any resources you'd like me to link to, feel free to share
    > them with me.
    >
    > The audience may never have heard of accessibility, or if they have
    > may not know too much about it. 
    >
    > Here are some headings that I've come up with so far:
    >
    > * Introduction to accessibility: what it is & why it's important
    > * Rapid-fire accessibility checking: what you can do right now to 
    > check your website
    > * Business Benefits of accessibility & web standards
    > * Accessibility & the Law: Public versus Private sector.
    > * Three simple tips to improve accessibility: headings, links and ALT 
    >
    > Thanks,
    >
    > Lar
    >
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