[Ansteorra] websites for the visually impaired

[Stephanie Smith]

The Three Queens website is working fine.  It is graphics intensive to
appeal to people who find text only websites boring and will not use them.
That does make it difficult to load for those of us with dial-up (I live in
the boonies and cannot get DSL).

Not being a web designer, or someone who has needed to have a webpage for an
event, I was not aware that graphics only pages could not be used by the
programs that help those with visual impairments use the computer.  Instead
of glib condemnations, perhaps educating those of us who are not computer
specialists on what design elements need to be present for the visually
impaired to use a website would be helpful.  I have found through my use of
a service dog that education works better than snide comments and
confrontation to change attitudes.  Confrontation should be reserved for
people who insist on denial of access after several attempts at education.
Since this is the first I have heard of the issue, confrontation is
premature here.

Lady Stephanie Lilburn
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Stephanie S Smith, Ph.D.
Hunt County, Texas, USA
www.lambdafarm.mysite.com
Owned by a Standard Poodle and an Australian Cattle Dog