STAA Conference: Research

STAA Conference, Washington DC, January 2002

Research and Planning

• Get familiar with web sites of interest to you.
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  • What works? What doesn't?
  • Meet with your team and go over these.
  • Choose a list of Best Picks in your field
  • Is there material you can imitate?
• Become familiar with the standards in the field (W3C Accessibility)
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  • Learn about the technical needs of those with disabilities
  • Learn about the variable nature of display on different machines and monitors
• Define: Who is the target Audience?
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  • What does the site need to communicate?
  • What is the "tone" of the site?
• Estimate the long term commitment
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  • Once the site has been developed, who will maintain it? How often?

Red check marks highlight points that will be of interest to established sites as well as new ones.