[Lincs] website

[Marc McGuinness]

Hello folks,

I think we all agree that accessibility is very important for our web
site. Richard and Dave, could you two investigate on this issue?

Cheers,

Marc

David Rice wrote the following on 05.04.2007 16:23:
> 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