[LINK] Fwd: vip-l: Article: The Impending Collision Of Accessibility and Rich Internet Applications

[Alastair Rankine]

Jan,

Far be it for me to express cynicism in this hallowed forum, but this  
article has a bit of a whiff to it.

I'm not saying that making web sites more accessible isn't a good  
thing; it is. However, this article looks suspiciously like a hook to  
raise the respectability of SEO companies, or to bring in business,  
or both. Let's face it, SEO companies do seem to have a credibility  
problem (eg http://www.calacanis.com/2006/12/06/black-hat-and-white- 
hat-seo-or-is-seo-b-s-or-not/).

Put another way, if this article was by someone actually representing  
people with disabilities it would have a lot more credibility.


On 11/04/2007, at 8:23 PM, Jan Whitaker wrote:

> given recent discussions of Web2.0:
>
>> The Impending Collision Of Accessibility and Rich Internet
>> Applications

[snip]

>> Rob Garner is a senior strategic planner for interactive marketing  
>> and
>> search agency iCrossing. He is president-elect of the Dallas/Fort
>> Worth Search Engine Marketing Association, and also serves on the
>> board of the Dallas/Fort Worth Interactive Marketing Association.
>>
>>
>> http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm? 
>> fuseaction=Articles.showAr
>> ticleHomePage&art_aid=57094