Accessible web awards

by Rob Mason ~ May 28th, 2007

About time someone cottoned onto this, so I glad to see a start-up called Accessibility In Focus have grasped the nettle and setup “an award campaign created to promote the core idea that having an accessible site does not require dull and boring design”.

Thanks to Accessites for the link.

Over 10m people in the UK are disabled…

by Rob Mason ~ May 25th, 2007

According to the DWP over 10.1 million people in the UK have a disability of some kind. With this many people potentially accessing the web, is there any excuse not to offer accessible websites?

Create an organisation chart in a flash with CogMap

by Rob Mason ~ May 10th, 2007

CogMap is a great little tool for building organisation charts online. It’s based around a wiki, which means anyone can update and save relevant charts. Very useful if you want to add a bit more detail to your website or intranet.

Thanks to Lifehacker for the link.

Solve the lyric argument with LyricWiki

by Rob Mason ~ May 1st, 2007

Ever had “discussions” about the lyrics to a song where everyone knows they are right? Well now you can solve them with LyricWiki. “LyricWiki is a free site which is a source where anyone can go to get reliable lyrics for any song from any artist without being hammered by invasive ads.“.

Thanks to Lifehacker for the link.