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The Art of Accessibility

The 3.7 Designs web site immediately impressed us. It’s a great-looking site and it’s accessible. Removing the style sheet showed us a nicely structured build. Digging deeper, though, did uncover some accessibility oversights and potential problems that caused a little confusion — but that is what we do. We noted a considerable amount of scripting, much of which we felt was unnecessary and possibly not to the benefit of the site. To the credit of site’s builder, though, removing the script didn’t hamper the site one bit. If anything it seemed to enhance it. Some visual effects no longer functioned but things seemed to smooth out a bit. All-in-all we like this site, especially the awesome crest displayed on the “Web Design” page; it’s a badge of honor if we ever saw one.

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The Renegade Zen web site is quite attractive — though some won’t like the reverse colors. We found a number of things we liked about it. One of the high-points was the use of headings and the clever way they were written. As a communication medium we were impressed and rather enjoyed the writing style. Put it this way, we had a few Zen moments. In the areas of usability and accessibility, though, we found a few things that were lacking and feel it could be better in this way. Fortunately, correcting these low-points and bringing the site up to speed shouldn’t be terribly difficult. One of which can be addressed by simply adding a page to assist visitors who may have questions about the site’s organization, functions, or features. All-in-all, though, we did like it. Where it falls short in some areas, it excels in others.

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The pro Barrierefreiheit web site is one of those sites that talk the accessibility talk. In this case we happily report it also walks the accessibility walk. In other words it lives up to its claims and our expectations. In the grading sheet you’ll notice that it didn’t make Priority 2 or AA, but there was only one little thing keeping from achieving that level of accessibility, and we have a hunch the developer will creatively correct this small oversight within a week if not sooner. We also noted another little issue and one oddity, but aside from these small matters this is a top-level site on which some really small details most developers don’t even think of — like language attributes — were attended to. It’s a great example of accessible usability married to style. It’s a very sophisticated and professional build and we respect that.

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The Yalf Webentwicklung web site is lean, clean, and very easy on the eyes. As a team we had mixed emotions initially, but those who graded it were very pleased with this site. It made us smile. And once we started digging into it our smiles broadened. There is an expression: “sometimes less is more.” This site speaks to us in that way. We saw some things that we felt unnecessary in terms of its style sheet-to-markup marriage, but the effects the maker was trying to achieve were in fact achieved and done so solidly. We understand how sometimes one thing can lead to another, and going back is hard. The biggest draw, though, was the look. Such a simplified and attractive user-interface. And its accessibility rating was very high so it really excelled in the areas of greatest concern.

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