Resources

The Resources section of UKinsite provides a number of articles - both homegrown (In-site) and from sources elsewhere on the web (Off-site).

These are intended to be thought pieces, rather than how-to guides. If you have any questions about the issues raised by these articles, please contact us!

Latest In-site article

Skill: the forgotten factor in user testing   added 20 Mar 2003
Tests of how easy a site is to use often ignore the skill of the people who are performing the test itself. But user skill is a crucial factor, particularly in tests of accessibility, where the technology used to read websites can be highly complex. Failure to take skill into account may result in an inaccurate assessment of site accessibility.

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Latest Off-site article

Access all areas of the web   added 1 Dec 2002
"It is truly scandalous that web designers and software companies can still get away with developing sites ... that are not fully accessible."- Bill Thompson, writing for the BBC, gives an introduction to accessibility and why it matters.

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