today i was contacted on one of the many social networking sites by a person/company (qm consulting) that specialises in accessibility. now here’s a topic that doesn’t get anywhere near enough press.

i can’t think of many (or maybe any) time when this was really a concern when building a site. some elements were standard thought processes (like putting alt tags on images) but i’m trying to think of a time when accessibility was addressed as important an issue as UI or design and i’m not thinking of any. that’s a shame.

here’s an article giving you 10 quick tests to check assessibility of your website. (btw, the wave tool is good for identifying problems). it looks like i have some work to do. the site isn’t doing all that great but not all that horrible – i’ll have to put this on my to-do list.