[LINK] Page Speed

[Ash Nallawalla]

> From: Scott Howard

> The page Parliament of Australia: Home got an overall Page Speed Score of
> > 9 (out of 100). http://www.aph.gov.au/ 

Microsoft IIS 5.0

Government webmasters must live on another planet. 800x600 pixels
recommended? Dublin Core headers? In a single day, how many people on the
planet use an intranet search tool that uses DC? Not theoretical numbers,
but realistic ones. The last time I looked, suitable tools were circa 1998. 

http://www.aph.gov.au/privacy.htm#accessibility

I can barely read the text on that tiny home page. WCAG Level A? From the
date of the page, that would be WCAG 1.0. 

http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/full-checklist.html
http://achecker.ca/guideline/view_guideline.php?id=4

Currently, we should be relying on WCAG 2.0 Level AA. Try your favourite
sites here:

http://achecker.ca/checker/index.php

The APH home page fails (as do most). I wonder how inner pages fare. I
appreciate that many of us rely on third-party code that is updated almost
on a weekly basis, so it is hard to keep accessible, but sites tended by
full-time staff should have no excuse.

If you have trouble finding a site with no issues, the achecker.ca site is
one. :)

- Ash