I have been quoted in a recent article by Esther Schindler at ITBusinessNet called
Becoming Clueful: What You Should Know Before You Redo Your Web Site.
This is a very good article and well worth a read before you go looking for a designer. Specifically I am quoted on pages 3, 4 & 5. The problems described by myself and the other designers quoted at universal not just for web design but many areas as well.
I agree with many that it does not go far enough and is very vague again. I know of allot of big names not happy with it and one group protesting it as it does not do enough to cover those with cognitive problems. Here are some discussions:
Accessibility is not always about people with disabilities, just as often it is simply about “People accessing the web” regardless if it is a disability or a software, hardware or user agent.
Now many Web Developers in the US and Canada feel we need only deal with normal browsers. But all web sites are international and can be visited by any one any where. Cell phones can not be ignored, for instance in Germany 97% of Germans have cell phones and 72% of those do use them to enter the net.
Same goes with PSP (Play Station Portable), it may not be really common here yet but it is in Asia and the richer areas/people of the Middle East and getting really popular in Germany. I am finding more references to Yuppies using them to surf as well as play games.
Just before leaving Germany I saw a German test that placed PSP against a PDA, Cell Phone and a organizer. As far as surfing PSP beat them all, the PDA only managed to be better in writing emails.
So for your info I offer you a few articles on designing for PSP and will add portable agents in general. PSP, cell phones, PDAs and internet capable game consoles are not going away, but they will get better and more wide spread.
