Comments on: Book Review: Web Accessiblity: Web Standards and Regulatory Compliance http://refresh-detroit.org/2006/10/25/web-accessiblity-web-standards-and-regulatory-compliance/ Refresh Detroit is a part of the Refreshing Cities organization. We are a group of web professionals whose goal is to promote web standards, usability, and accessibility, and to spread the knowledge of web design in the Detroit and Ann Arbor Michigan areas. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:30:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Dennis http://refresh-detroit.org/2006/10/25/web-accessiblity-web-standards-and-regulatory-compliance/comment-page-1/#comment-551 Dennis Sat, 04 Nov 2006 18:16:03 +0000 http://refresh-detroit.org/2006/10/25/web-accessiblity-web-standards-and-regulatory-compliance/#comment-551 Here's a little more extensive review of the book: <a href="http://www.eclecticdreams.com/?p=12" rel="nofollow">Review : Friends of Ed’s Web Accessibility</a> Here’s a little more extensive review of the book: Review : Friends of Ed’s Web Accessibility

]]> By: Dennis http://refresh-detroit.org/2006/10/25/web-accessiblity-web-standards-and-regulatory-compliance/comment-page-1/#comment-366 Dennis Sun, 29 Oct 2006 18:15:12 +0000 http://refresh-detroit.org/2006/10/25/web-accessiblity-web-standards-and-regulatory-compliance/#comment-366 <a href="http://friendsofed.com/book.html?isbn=1590596382" rel="nofollow">Web Accessibility</a> is indeed a very comprehensive book. It also covers accessibility law and assistive technologies, and testing. Yes, content will gradually become outdated as with any printed publication, but I think it will be a longer time before that happens for the bulk of the content of this particular book. Web Accessibility is indeed a very comprehensive book. It also covers accessibility law and assistive technologies, and testing. Yes, content will gradually become outdated as with any printed publication, but I think it will be a longer time before that happens for the bulk of the content of this particular book.

]]> By: Deborah http://refresh-detroit.org/2006/10/25/web-accessiblity-web-standards-and-regulatory-compliance/comment-page-1/#comment-269 Deborah Thu, 26 Oct 2006 13:25:28 +0000 http://refresh-detroit.org/2006/10/25/web-accessiblity-web-standards-and-regulatory-compliance/#comment-269 I agree. I would much rather read a book than read pages of content on a monitor. Something I didn't mention in the book review is the site redesign chapter by Patrick Lauke. We spoke about it briefly at the Refresh Detroit meeting last night. I was incorrect in saying the chapter was by Patrick Griffiths. Patrick Griffiths and Dan Web were the developers behind the Son of Suckerfish navigation menus. Patrick's explanation of improving accessibility at the University of Salford is well worthwhile for anyone involved in a website redesign. I agree. I would much rather read a book than read pages of content on a monitor.

Something I didn’t mention in the book review is the site redesign chapter by Patrick Lauke. We spoke about it briefly at the Refresh Detroit meeting last night.

I was incorrect in saying the chapter was by Patrick Griffiths. Patrick Griffiths and Dan Web were the developers behind the Son of Suckerfish navigation menus.

Patrick’s explanation of improving accessibility at the University of Salford is well worthwhile for anyone involved in a website redesign.

]]> By: Ross http://refresh-detroit.org/2006/10/25/web-accessiblity-web-standards-and-regulatory-compliance/comment-page-1/#comment-261 Ross Thu, 26 Oct 2006 02:25:18 +0000 http://refresh-detroit.org/2006/10/25/web-accessiblity-web-standards-and-regulatory-compliance/#comment-261 Great review Deborah. This is something Chris Heilmann talked about in our <a title="Chris Heilmann interview" href="http://webaxe.blogspot.com/2006/10/interview-with-author-christian.html" rel="nofollow">interview on Web Axe</a>. A book is a great way of sitting down and being able to learn something from start to finish, but with the pace of the internet it is hard to keep it current. Obviously if you have time reading through news, blogs, etc is going to keep you more up to date than a book but it is much more time consuming and harder on the eyes. Great review Deborah.

This is something Chris Heilmann talked about in our interview on Web Axe. A book is a great way of sitting down and being able to learn something from start to finish, but with the pace of the internet it is hard to keep it current.

Obviously if you have time reading through news, blogs, etc is going to keep you more up to date than a book but it is much more time consuming and harder on the eyes.

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