@media 2005: Web Standards and Accessibility

[lozmatic]

Grasping at straws a little, aren't you? Are you going to accuse every single site that uses tabs for navigation of ripping off Amazon?

"Dear Apple..."

Too similar, in my opinion.

 

[stdPikachu]

I think that any professional involved in designing or coding web interfaces should a good knowledge of accessibility issues.

Hear fucking hear! Web standards and accessibility are two sides of the same coin, and IMHO you can't be an expert in one without having a fairly good understanding of the other. Any site that's got a huge "best viewed at X by Y resolution on Internet Explorer 5+, requires Flash, Quicktime, Windows Media Player, JavaScript, Java and the kitchen fucking sink du jour" is, by definition, limiting accessibility.

Some of the examples listed above fall into the trap of using Flash for navigation. Whilst most people will have it installed, user with disabilities will usually find themselves up shit creek.

As an aside, a friend of mine has compiled a nice list of sites that circumvent the inaccessibility of some high-profile sites, including the infamous Odeon site (which were forced to update their site only after a hearing under the Disability Discriminations Act).