> Oh no, another web site being promoted that fails to meet even the most basic
> of accessibility or technical standards. I am afraid that this site rates a
> clear 'F' (since unfortunately grades don't go any lower). The so-called
> 'accessible' site fails completely to reach even the lowest level of
> accessible design. Indeed it's almost a list of all the things that you
> shouldn't do in designing a web site:
>
> - unresizeable tiny text
> - missing alt attributes for images
> - narrow fixed-width design
> - reliance on javascript for navigation elements
> - no <!DOCTYPE>, putting modern browsers into quirks mode
> - strange mix of HTML and XHTML coding
> - more 'spacer.gifs' than you could shake a stick at
> - complete absence of structural mark up
>
> There's more, but from a technical viewpoint it is quite simply terrible.
> There really is no excuse in 2005 for producing code of this dreadful quality
> (if there ever was). The Web Accessibility Initiative started in the last
> millennium, and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 were published in
> 1998. You would not accept work of this quality from a professional in any
> other field, and it is depressing that self-styled 'web-professionals'
> continue to get away with lazy work like this, relying on the forgiving nature
> of web browsers which will make an attempt to display even the most
> incompetent code, and on a shiny cover for the shoddiness underneath.
>
> I realise that I am danger of sounding like a broken record on this subject,
> but we should be promoting good practice, not praising the products of bad
> practice.
>
> As for the Flash site (or so-called 'multimedia version'), I've no idea what
> it's there for. It merely duplicates the HTML version, with a handful of
> additions such as zooming into an image -- which could be done without Flash,
> and the effect of which is negated by the 'letter-box' through which the image
> has to be viewed. All the inconvenience and inaccessibility of Flash with none
> of the benefits (such as scalability). 1/10.
>
> Nice pictures and very good content, once again let down by very poor design
> and coding.
>
> Pete Gray
> Museums Officer
>
>> I thought the list would be interested in an outstanding
>> website...with
>> great graphics. They get an A+ from me! ;o)
>>
>> I am passing on the following:
>>
>> The Louisiana Division of Archaeology invites you to take a
>> look at its new
>> interactive web project about Los Adaes, a Spanish colonial
>> site in what is
>> now western Louisiana.
>>
>>
>> http://www.crt.state.la.us/siteexplorer
>>
>> The present-day Los Adaes State Historic Site is a National Historic
>> Landmark operated by the Louisiana Office of State Parks,
>> where visitors can
>> explore the remains of a mission and a presidio. Although
>> the settlement
>> marked the eastern frontier of the Spanish Province of Texas,
>> the presidio
>> served as the provincial capital for more than 40 years. Los
>> Adaes also
>> represented a rare instance of cooperation among three cultures: the
>> Spanish, the French, and the Caddo Indians. An interpretive
>> visitor's center
>> is planned for the park, but currently, the online exhibit provides an
>> opportunity for those who want to learn about life at the
>> site, as revealed
>> through history and archaeology. The interactive website presents
>> information in layers, allowing the user to determine the
>> amount and level
>> of information received.
>>
>> --
>> Dr. Thomas Hales Eubanks, RPA
>> State Archaeologist
>>
>> Louisiana Division of Archaeology
>> PO Box 44247
>> Baton Rouge, LA 70804
>> 225-342-8170 Ph., 225-342-4480 Fax., 225-933-1505 Mobile
>>
>> Louisiana Division of Archaeology:
>> http://www.crt.state.la.us/crt/ocd/arch/homepage/index.htm
>>
>> National Association of State Archaeologists:
>> http://www.uiowa.edu/~osa/nasa/
>>
>> John Martinson SRA-6117
>> Museum Specialist
>> Bureau of Reclamation
>> Snake River Area Office
>> 230 Collins Road
>> Boise, ID 83702-4520
>> Telephone: (208) 383-2287
>> Web: www.usbr.gov
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Mr. Gray:
Its interesting to see your viewpoint. If this is such a bad website, can
you please provide the Museum-L list links to websites that meet all of the
criteria you have listed.
Regards,
--
John W. Kelton
Exhibit Designer
and Interpretive Planner
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