Comments on: When to Incorporate Accessibility http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/02/when-to-incorporate-accessibility/ Tips and Commentary on Web Accessibility, Usability, and Search Marketing best practices. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:38:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Joe Dolson http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/02/when-to-incorporate-accessibility/#comment-10864 Joe Dolson Sun, 04 Mar 2007 16:35:18 +0000 http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/02/when-to-incorporate-accessibility/#comment-10864 What is it that makes you need static pages? Wordpress is definitely the one I use the most, but it doesn't produce static pages. Using the wp-cache plugin you can reduce the server burden and slow down commensurate with high traffic, but it isn't really creating static pages. You can use <a href="http://cmsmatrix.org/">the CMS matrix</a> to comb through a wide variety of options and try and find exactly the tool you want. What is it that makes you need static pages? Wordpress is definitely the one I use the most, but it doesn’t produce static pages. Using the wp-cache plugin you can reduce the server burden and slow down commensurate with high traffic, but it isn’t really creating static pages.

You can use the CMS matrix to comb through a wide variety of options and try and find exactly the tool you want.

]]> By: Brian Laks http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/02/when-to-incorporate-accessibility/#comment-10841 Brian Laks Sun, 04 Mar 2007 07:19:26 +0000 http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/02/when-to-incorporate-accessibility/#comment-10841 Do you recommend any specific CMS? Specifically ones that can generate static pages... I'm torn between hand making static pages to try and rank well, and speeding up the process with a cms, though the output might not be as accessible. I guess what I am looking for is the holy grail, free open source cms with static output. Wishful thinking? Do you recommend any specific CMS? Specifically ones that can generate static pages… I’m torn between hand making static pages to try and rank well, and speeding up the process with a CMS, though the output might not be as accessible. I guess what I am looking for is the holy grail, free open source CMS with static output. Wishful thinking?

]]> By: Joe Dolson http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/02/when-to-incorporate-accessibility/#comment-10613 Joe Dolson Fri, 02 Mar 2007 17:13:24 +0000 http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/02/when-to-incorporate-accessibility/#comment-10613 I <em>wish</em> that was a "most of the time" sort of thing. However, I've had no shortage of experience with projects where they wanted to keep the existing content, organization, and design but convert it to an accessible website. Personally, I find it to be a kind of fun little puzzle --- how to reproduce a design which was built in 16 nested tables using semantic CSS. Nonetheless, from a cost analysis perspective, it's not necessarily the most efficient way to go. I wish that was a “most of the time” sort of thing. However, I’ve had no shortage of experience with projects where they wanted to keep the existing content, organization, and design but convert it to an accessible website.

Personally, I find it to be a kind of fun little puzzle — - how to reproduce a design which was built in 16 nested tables using semantic CSS.

Nonetheless, from a cost analysis perspective, it’s not necessarily the most efficient way to go.

]]> By: Jermayn Parker http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/02/when-to-incorporate-accessibility/#comment-10498 Jermayn Parker Thu, 01 Mar 2007 23:39:37 +0000 http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/02/when-to-incorporate-accessibility/#comment-10498 That is true but most of the time when this happens, your doing a whole new re-design of the website and so you get a chance to 'start a-fresh' in a sense anyway. That is true but most of the time when this happens, your doing a whole new re-design of the website and so you get a chance to ‘start a-fresh’ in a sense anyway.

]]> By: Joe Dolson http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/02/when-to-incorporate-accessibility/#comment-10380 Joe Dolson Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:06:18 +0000 http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/02/when-to-incorporate-accessibility/#comment-10380 You're right - it's not a big deal to <em>subtly</em> change a file. But in many retrofitting projects the changes which need to happen go well beyond a subtle change. Altering the output of a content management system, completely changing the coding style and format...these can be very substantial changes. You’re right - it’s not a big deal to subtly change a file. But in many retrofitting projects the changes which need to happen go well beyond a subtle change. Altering the output of a content management system, completely changing the coding style and format…these can be very substantial changes.

]]> By: Jermayn Parker http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/02/when-to-incorporate-accessibility/#comment-10337 Jermayn Parker Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:51:15 +0000 http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/02/when-to-incorporate-accessibility/#comment-10337 Is it just me or do people make a big deal out of this when realistically its not that big a deal to subtly change the file? Most of the time, I find I change and fiddle with the file more for the actual client's needs than for accessibility. Is it just me or do people make a big deal out of this when realistically its not that big a deal to subtly change the file? Most of the time, I find I change and fiddle with the file more for the actual client’s needs than for accessibility.

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