[Lincs] website

[David Rice]

Richard,

as Iain said, I didn't know that there was a problem with the site for 
accessibility.

Could you let me know what the problems are and what tools/methods you 
use to aid in accessing the site so i can install and test.

cheers

Dave

iain Baker wrote:
> On 3/29/07, Richard Williams <richard at rkwinternet.com> wrote:
>> Hi Dave,
>>
>> As we're starting from scratch I'd like to see a site designed to 
>> proper web
>> standards, with accessibility/usuability criteria catered for e.g. 
>> access
>> for blind, visually impaired, deaf and people with cognitive and motor
>> disabilities.
>
> Do the packages you have been investigating follow the relevant
> standards? i would presume they do - but to be honest i am not
> massively hot on such things
>
>> Seriously, is that asking too much?
>
> Not at all... it is something that should be automatic in all web
> sites! i was not aware there was a problem regarding this with our
> current site, and i apologise that there is.
>
>> Richard
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: lincs-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk
>> > [mailto:lincs-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of David Rice
>> > Sent: 28 March 2007 23:22
>> > To: Lincolnshire Linux User Group
>> > Subject: Re: [Lincs] website
>> >
>> >
>> > Guys, Girls etc  ;)
>> >
>> > I am having serious thoughts about changing the building
>> > blocks of the
>> > test site.
>> >
>> > I have recently had a good experience with Joomla and the
>> > components you
>> > can mix with it.
>> >
>> > It would allow us to have all the tools we need with a single login.
>> > Allow for pre-built components and modules, plus it is fairly easy to
>> > include 'home grown' elements.
>> >
>> > The level of user privileges is more granular than wordpress allowing
>> > different levels of admin rights for different members of the LUG so
>> > there isn't a 'single point of failure'.
>> >
>> > Could all members have a think and post what requirements they would
>> > have on the site.
>> >
>> > examples could be:
>> >
>> > Blog
>> > Forum
>> > News
>> > WiKi
>> > Adverts
>> > virtual desktop
>> > or indeed anything else you can think of...
>> >
>> > take a look at other LUG sites and see what they have - this
>> > is a great
>> > opportunity to get the best LUG site in the country, as we are
>> > essentially starting from scratch - so let's get it right :)
>> >
>> > Focus the mind as it were ;)
>> >
>> > cheers
>> >
>> >
>> >
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