The great difference between Usability and Accessibility
Often people fail to differentiate the differences in usability and accessibility. The two are not only extremely different, but many tend to think that one is to be considered less important than the other. Of course they are both important, the principles that surround them can be slightly similar and can apply to each.
Emphasizing the usability of a site also makes it accessible and makes a better starting ground to work from. If the general public finds your site difficult, just imagine the trouble it will cause for those with disabilities. Similarly, the degree of planning for accessibility must also be applied to the usability of the site by a larger audience.
There are several web design courses at these schools that consider accessibility to be of the utmost importance since the Internet is a tool that they depend on to utilize web 2.0 technology.
The Viewer is the Priority: The purpose of every page on all websites is to inform the viewer and the graphics are never the main point and should not inhibit the purpose. Flash can bombard some browsers that have bandwidth busting images so you need to be careful with using too much of these. Think first about how your site will be used before coming up with cutesy Dreamweaver ideas. The performance of the final product judges the design of the product.
