Norgifieds - IA on a budget
The Norgifieds is an interesting project as it not generally the type of site that people think they would need an information architect for. Norgifieds is an online classified site, that works on the principles of keeping it’s design and interface very simple. To often in this market space online classifieds become bloated unusable sites almost from the outset. Not so with Norgifieds, it was designed from the outset to be simple and easy to use.
Web Accessibility Beyond the Check List
In these lean times there is often a temptation to ignore issues such as web accessibility, especially when the budget is tight. Let’s be honest here even with a holistic approach making a web site fully accessible can be a costly exercise, often way outside the budget of medium to small business. This is particularly true if you are considering a few rounds of accessibility testing as well.
So what can you do. As you know it is a legislative requirement all over the western world to adhere to a degree of accessibility for a web site. Sure you can go through the usual checklist of accessibility issues, work out the ones that are within your budget and leave it at that. Yes you will have ticked that box off. However in some cases your web site may still not be accessible despite your limited, but best intentions.
