Thread: Call to make website more accessible for the disabled

A campaign has launched aimed at improving the online experience for people with disabilities.
A new site called Fix the Web allows disabled and older people to report problems they find when surfing.
There are an estimated six million disabled and older users in the UK but many sites continue to cause problems for them.
The new scheme, launched by charity Citizens Online, will see volunteers report complaints back to site owners.
Fix the Web has set itself the ambitious target of getting 10,000 volunteers dealing with 250,000 websites within two years.
Common issues that arise when disabled users surf the web include:

• sites which are incompatible with screen readers
• text that is difficult to read
• websites that prohibit access for non-mouse users
• over-fussy and distracting layouts.

source/full story: bbc

Good project! two thumbs up! :)

Hi Everyone.

Thanks for all informatics information

I think this is a great idea, the ALT tag was primarily aimed at those who couldn't view images to let them know what the image they were suppose to see was