September 8, 201015 yr Hi All, Just warming with a shout-out and a little-bit-about-me. I was one of those teenagers that learned HTML by reading forums, tutorials online and peaking at other people's code. I studied Media in University and wrote my thesis on design standards for interoperability. My research focused a bit on designing for users with disabilities. Today I work for a web design company and working on building my portfolio with a little freelance. See you all in the forums!
September 8, 201015 yr Welcome dude, Nice thesis idea. What did you conclude in regards to users with disabilities online?
September 23, 201015 yr Author Thanks for the welcome. ayoungh, there's so much to say about it, but in brief, I found that good standardized markup allows good usability for users with disabilities. Cliche as it may sound, developing with the progressive enhancement allows user agents to do their thing to facilitate to disabled users. For example, One interesting concept I learned regards laying out your site with the most relevant information at the top (using just HTML), so it can be read to users using screen readers. You can always use CSS to manage the arrangement (for style, emphasis, etc) for other users who navigate by sight.
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