Interviewed web guru Patrick H. Lauke
Web Development November 5th, 2006Ross Johnson and I recently interviewed Patrick H. Lauke, the webmaster at University of Salford (UK). He is a vital member of Accessify.com and a member of the Web Standards Project (WaSP) Accessibility Task Force (ATF). He is also a co-author of the book Web Accessibility: Web Standards and Regulatory Compliance.
The interview was scheduled for 11am, but with the change of daylight savings time and time zones, there was a slight mix-up. So we ended up starting early, at about 10:30am, which was fortunate since we ended up speaking longer than planned. Every minute was valuable as Patrick is very knowledgeable in the web standards and accessibility world, and has a very pleasant demeanor. (It seems most of these guys live and work in the UK!)
November 6th, 2006 at 1:16 pm
it was an absolute delight talking to you guys…keep up the good work.
November 12th, 2006 at 12:51 am
The UK and Australia have certain web accessibility requirements that we don’t have in the US. Therefore, they tend to take it a little more seriously. There’s a good list of such laws and regulations on the UI Access website.