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- 13 February, 2006 -
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A federal government grants web site won’t work on Macs and grant seekers are being forced to use PCs to apply for research grants. An AP story on MSNBC said that 30 percent of the systems used by researchers at one university (Cleveland State) were Macs.
Normally, when you discuss accessibility, you think about making websites usable by those with disablities (like vision problems). When you don’t make your site accesible to users with disabilities, then you end up with something less than one or two percent of users being able to access the site. In this federal website’s case they have refused access to 30 percent of their users (on one campus– nationwide 5 to 10 percent). Either way, following accessiblity guidelines is a way to increase your audience.
