[WSG] Web standards Vietnam?

2007-01-29 Thread Cheryl Lead
Hi all, A very random question on the off-chance that anyone know of any web standards developers in Vietnam? I've tried to do a google search but I'm not getting a lot of love. We're looking for a developer to work out of our Saigon office but from what I can see, web standards isn't really a

Re: [WSG] AIMIA finalists

2007-01-23 Thread Cheryl Lead
I was actually a judge for the AIMIA awards and it was interesting going through the judging criteria. Accessibility and Usability were judged together, I think for a total of 15 or 20 points. The first thing I looked at was the code on all the sites - out of the 5 sites I was judging, 4 of them

Re: [WSG] AIMIA finalists

2007-01-23 Thread Cheryl Lead
AIMIA is traditionally very multimedia-based rather than web-based, which influences the types of entries, I think. In previous years it's always been the Flash-driven and very flashy sites that have won over the usable and accessible. So true - I wanted the usable accessible sites to win in

Re: [WSG] Art and accessibility

2007-01-23 Thread Cheryl Lead
Yeah I totally agree. I seriously doubt there are architects writing into lists saying we have to design a building that is beautiful AND accessible; they just incorporate both into every design. Web should be the same, it should go without saying that it will be accessible and it should look as