May 15, 2005
Not Just the Gurus Are Talking - Web Site Accessibility and a Modular Content Approach
If your web site is designed with web standards and accessibility in mind, you'll not only ensure all of your users can browse your web site successfully, but your development and maintenance costs will be significantly lower, in addition to many other benefits:
- web site interface and design are separate from content, so maintenance and future redesigns are quicker and much less costly
- faster site search results because search engine(s) only have to read content (as opposed to the old-school approach of code and content intertwined)
- allow web site to be viewed on all web enabled devices such as multiple browsers, phones, PDAs, web TV, and assistive technology for disabled users
- customized styles can transform the look and purpose of pages instantly (e.g. one style for screen presentation, another for printing, yet another for email, etc.)
- code is much more efficient, which means faster web page loading