[nabs-l] Ah HA! I found the culperate!

[Aleeha Dudley]

The answer to both of those questions is design. Website developers focus on what looks good to the consumer. They don't necessarily think about accessibility for those of us with visual impairments or blindness. That's why we need to educate them on how to make sure their website is both visually appealing and accessible. There are coding issues that make some sites break with ie8 or 9  but yet work with other browsers. 

Aleeha Dudley 
President, Ohio Association of Blind Students 
Changing what it means to be blind 

On Aug 10, 2012, at 2:51 AM, Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu> wrote:

> Why do Web design companies do this, though?
> I also don't understand why certain Websites won't work with IE8, but
> they'll work with Firefox.
> Speaking of IE8, I'm about to start a thread on my problems upgrading to IE9.
> Thanks, Joshua
> 
> On 8/9/12, Greg Aikens <gpaikens at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Ok Joshua, this line really made me giggle:
>> 
>> "but I know of some colleges, that use this same
>> company, to make their Websites inaccessible"
>> 
>> As others have pointed out, I doubt colleges and companies hire this web
>> designer with the express purpose of making their websites inaccessible.
>> 
>> And I think if you're looking for a main culprit as to why flash material is
>> inaccessible, you should look to the designers of flash, your web browser
>> and your screen reader as well.  Sorry you have had a hard time accessing
>> these sites though.  I know that is an extremely frustrating experience.
>> 
>> -Greg
>> On Aug 9, 2012, at 8:40 AM, Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> but I know of some colleges, that use this same
>>> company, to make their Websites inaccessible
>> 
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