http://curbcut.net/accessibility/accessible-hi-fi-designs/ open and accessible Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:07:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://curbcut.net/accessibility/accessible-hi-fi-designs/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Jeffery Coburn Thu, 20 May 2004 00:08:49 +0000 http://curbcut.net/2004/03/accessible-hi-fi-designs/#comment-38 My name is Jeff Coburn, too! My name is Jeff Coburn, too!

]]> http://curbcut.net/accessibility/accessible-hi-fi-designs/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Hal Kemp Wed, 24 Mar 2004 18:16:53 +0000 http://curbcut.net/2004/03/accessible-hi-fi-designs/#comment-37 You make some interesting points. I think that in order for accessibility to become the norm, that it needs to be driven by money, particularly in the for-profit world. I see your point about good designers; of course it depends on how "good" is defined with respect to designers (some/we may argue that you are only good if you design to standards; others may disagree), and how to get those designers who might be talented (but not good in our definition of the word) to become more interested in accessible design. How can money drive accessible design? Those sites that you mentioned (Wired etc.) have had their designs completed by accessibility gurus, but what about Bank of America, CNN, EBay, etc.? I am not quite sure how money is driving/will continue to drive most of the major companies to comply, other than hiring those preeminent designers like Veen et al. You make some interesting points. I think that in order for accessibility to become the norm, that it needs to be driven by money, particularly in the for-profit world. I see your point about good designers; of course it depends on how “good” is defined with respect to designers (some/we may argue that you are only good if you design to standards; others may disagree), and how to get those designers who might be talented (but not good in our definition of the word) to become more interested in accessible design. How can money drive accessible design? Those sites that you mentioned (Wired etc.) have had their designs completed by accessibility gurus, but what about Bank of America, CNN, EBay, etc.? I am not quite sure how money is driving/will continue to drive most of the major companies to comply, other than hiring those preeminent designers like Veen et al.

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