Website Approach
Accessibility
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) provide the guidelines and tools for utilising the full potential of websites that I create. Important guidelines that I often adhere to when developing websites are the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) as these provide a foundation to which accessible websites should adhere to. I take pride in developing websites in attention to the various conformance levels (Level A, Level AA & Level AAA) and have experience in operating within both WCAG 1.0 and WCAG 2.0 environments.
The code used to create this website can be used to ascertain what accessibility conformance you'd expect to see in a typical website of mine.
Fireworks/Photoshop
Possibly two of the most widely used web design applications today, I have spent several years creating and slicing an array of designs using Adobe Photoshop and Fireworks. I understand the importance of image optimization and the variances in image quality that different file formats will output also.
Cross Browser Compatibility
With the wide range of browsers available to users today no web developer can look past the compatibility of their website. I still code for Internet Explorer 6 and will continue to do so for many years as it is something that I can competently do with ease. Other notable browsers such as Opera, Chrome, Netscape Navigator, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari and the different platforms they run on are all given attention to when implementing a clients website.
Standards Compliant
Writing standards compliant code is an excellent way to utilise the power of CSS, produces efficient and clean HTML files and maximises the portability and operability of a website. Separating data from its format using CSS provides the foundation of a standards compliant document and is a strong influence in my websites. A clean HTML document increases your website's affinity with search engine spiders and enables assistive technologies to deliver your content to impaired users.
Semantic XHTML
For me semantic XHTML is not just about using CSS instead of tables, but rather ensuring that data within documents is associated with the most suitable HTML elements. Using heading tags for page headings, lists for navigational and itemised data ensure your content is wrapped in code that supports the meaning of your content and is conducive to SEO and accessibility. The use of deprecated HTML elements is not something I support and you'll find code used as it should be in everything I deliver.
