If you ran an internet consulting company, which of the following would you do? Purchase software or extensions to make your web pages accessible to everybody. Send your staff for courses on how to build usable, standards-compliant and accessible websites, instead of living with code that is archaic, bloated and difficult to update. Alternatively, give …

I’m pleased to report that yesterday I learnt how to fix a Flash accessibility ‘bug’. I had a problem with a Flash movie which had various elements such as movie clips, buttons and text input fields on it. When you filled in the first field, and hit the ‘Tab’ button, you’d be taken to the …

Meanwhile, over at UIE: ‘…having a usable web site is not always enough to convince users to transact. Even if a user can complete a transaction on your site, doesn’t mean that they will transact. To be successful, sites must go beyond Usability by focusing on Persuasive Design. They must motivate users by taking advantage …