[nabs-l] Website for student division

Tue Nov 9 21:40:46 UTC 2010

Great points Peter.
And if I can just drop one more in there, flash is bad visually as it is to us blind users, so please don't use it.
Remember, we're concerned about the blind, but we also have to make it visually good, and putting flash anywhere on a website completely defeats both.

Jorge

On Nov 9, 2010, at 11:23 AM, Peter Donahue wrote:

> Good morning everyone,
> 
>    As one who has designed and hosted a number of affiliate Web sites on 
> NFB Net let me assure you that this is a great resource and a great place to 
> host your division's Web site. The NABS National site is hosted on NFB Net. 
> If you host there remember that since we have total control over this 
> resource there's no threat of your site interface being changed unexpectedly 
> and the accessibility issues that accompany some such changes.
> 
>    As far as designing the interface using the NABS site and our national 
> Web site: www.nfb.org as examples for creating your student division site. 
> All content is accessed via hyper links. Some designers embed players for 
> audio and video content. Although some of them work with some screen readers 
> they don't work with them all. In addition some of them are cumbersome to 
> navigate through. These are not used on the national site and should not be 
> included on affiliate sites. The user's native media players can handle this 
> content quite nicely. You don't find Flash players on the national sites so 
> don't put them on your division site. Using straight hyperlinks for access 
> to audio and video content also allows visitors to enlarge the view to where 
> it almost fills the entire computer screen making the presentations easier 
> for those with low vision to watch.
> 
>    I bring this matter to your attention as it recently came up in our 
> affiliate and with one of my private clients. Sad to say that the private 
> client was pronto about having her Webmaster remove the embedded players 
> from her Web site. I would hope that an affiliate of an organization that 
> champions Web accessibility would do the same. To the best of my knowledge 
> no NFB affiliate Web site has attained the NFB Nonvisual Web Accessibility 
> Certification. Perhaps you guys can make that happen. Just remember to 
> follow the rules concerning designing accessible Web sites and model your 
> site after the NABS and NFB National Site you could earn the NFB NVAWC Seal. 
> Learn more about this program by visiting:
> http://www.nfb.org/nfb/certification_intro.asp?SnID=1709626025
> 
>        There are many among the NFB Webmasters who can assist with the 
> design and construction of your Web site. I'll look forward to checking it 
> out when it goes live. All the best.
> 
> Peter Donahue
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ignasi Cambra" <ignasicambra at gmail.com>
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 9:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Website for student division
> 
> 
> It does work well via google apps. The only thing I don't like is that if 
> you don't pay you have a limit on the number of email addresses (at least it 
> used to be that way) and there are ads on the site. Of course if you access 
> your email via Imap or POP3 it doesn't matter.
> On Nov 8, 2010, at 6:29 PM, Jorge Paez wrote:
> 
>> As far as email, there's an easy way to do it via googleapps that requires 
>> only your domain and has nothing to do with the server.
>> Just editing some domain records.
>> I did this, and its easy because its your own domain email, but has the 
>> flexibility and ease of use of the gmail interphase.
>> 
>> If you wish to look for web design, let me know, and I can do it.
>> 
>> (email me off line please)
>> 
>> Jorge
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Nov 8, 2010, at 6:10 PM, Tamika Williams wrote:
>> 
>>> Thanks Dave,
>>> 
>>> This sounds like a great idea especially for a group of beginners whose 
>>> trying to build a website. I do have a couple of questions.
>>> 
>>> 1. Will we have the oppurtunity to keep the site updated ourselves or 
>>> will we send the info to you?
>>> 2. Will the officers be able to have their own e-mail addresses?
>>> 
>>> These are the couple of questions that comes to mind, but if you can tell 
>>> me anything else we might neede to consider thinking about when going 
>>> with this server verses any other one, please let me know.
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Tamika Williams
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
>>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2010 9:22 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Website for student division
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> We can host it on the nfbnet server, if you wish, that way your only 
>>>> expense is registering the domain.
>>>> 
>>>> Dave
>>>> 
>>>> At 09:11 PM 11/7/2010, you wrote:
>>>>> Hello All,
>>>>> 
>>>>> The students of Alabama are trying to get a website running for our 
>>>>> division. We are currently thinking that we may go with Go Daddy, has 
>>>>> anyone had any experience with this web host. Is there any other 
>>>>> suggestions that you would give us on choosing another web host. If 
>>>>> anyone would like to contact me offlist my e-mail addresses are below. 
>>>>> We would greatly appreciate any comments or suggestions that you have.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Tamika Williams, AABS President
>>>>> E-mail 1: tamwill009 at comcast.net
>>>>> E-mail 2: tnw602 at jaguar1.usouthal.edu
>>>> 
>>>>                      David Andrews:  dandrews at visi.com
>>>> Follow me on Twitter:  http://www.twitter.com/dandrews920
>>>> 
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