Accessible And Attractive Websites

Cybercodeur

Denis Boudreau may be a name you are familiar with -- he's one of a handful of French (or Quebecois) developers who seem to have the notion of Web accessibility well and truly worked out, so it's no surprise that his personal Web log Cybercodeur demonstrates his knowledge of the topic.

'Aller aux contenus' -- that'll be your skip nav link in French. Go take a look at the site today -- you're assured of some interesting links.

OpenWeb

OpenWeb is, if my memory serves me correctly, the work of Tristan Nitot, one-time Netscape employee and general accessibility/standards advocate. The site is a great accessibility resource that offers content based on your level of experience from beginner to expert (assuming that you speak French, that is) and like Denis' site, it practices what it preaches.

Another great CSS layout with skip navigation links (not hidden in the fully styled version, incidentally, as many other sites tend to do) and good device independence.

Rounding Off

Well, that's a list of sorts, and I hope you enjoyed taking a look at these examples of accessible design.

When I originally asked people to submit suggestions for this article, I was really after examples of sites from major corporates. Alas, that has yet to happen ... but you can make it happen! Go on over to the Accessify Forum or SitePoint's own accessibility forum and tell the world!