Re: Hello?

According to the US Census, disabilities affect one-fifth of all Americans and 1

in 10 have a severe disability. Do these people surf the web? They sure do.

You can read the report at:
http://www.census.gov/prod/3/97pubs/cenbr975.pdf

Mike Livsey



Lauren Hanka wrote:

> Great input Sarah, but you should believe what you are hearing, because
> since I've said it, there must be others thinking it also.
>
> Please tell us just why we should care! Hearing? Most Web sites are
> quite --why would *that* matter? Cognitive/motor? What problems and how do
> we adjust? --is it practical? --would it *really* create a benefit? If a
> site is made to be easily usable for the widest possible audience, does that
> mean making a site *less* than what it could be for the *broad* majority of
> users? Should the broad majority have bland sites because of the
> difficulties of a few? What is the percentage of users who require specially
> designed sites compared to those that do not?
>
> *Why* does such designing make smart business sense? What is the percentage
> of people who *will or do* use the Web compared to the percentage of people
> with disabilities? --because it is not the same figure.
>
> Hey, John... like the liveliness? :)
>
> Lauren

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