Recently I wrote about my dismay over a local government’s website that is inaccessible for anyone with vision problems, and any government agency or institution that provides information to the public regarding services, etc. needs to consider accessibility in the design and coding of the website.

They specifically need to review the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) website regulations .

A few tools and resources include:

• TAW
• http://websitetips.com/accessibility/tools/
• SS Bart Group
• Color Blindness
• Sitepoint, Section 508 and Web Accessibility

If a government agency or institution that I previously mentioned think its no big deal Target settled a lawsuit with the ADA for $6 million dollars.

And I have a major problem with Juan Luis Hospital. It’s Swish (a less expensive application than Flash), they have music on the site so even if a screen reader could read Swish/Flash the music would override it.

Other issues with Swish/Flash:

• You cannot print a single page
• You cannot bookmark any information.
• A maintenance nightmare.