Watch out when you need accessibility / usability websites
I was looking for a really good company for accessibility and usability and LOL I just found some Irish based company that will get your money for a badge …some content from their website:
Global Website Certification - The EIQA Certified Website Process - http://www .eiqa. com
Methodology
The EIQA website is conducted using a combination of over 200 automatic and manual checks on an organisations site. Automated tools are run to generate reports of standard errors like HTML and CSS validation errors, deprecated HTML and possible accessibility errors.
Structural elements such as HTML and CSS will be validated against the standard W3C and WCAG standards for compliant code. Good structural code should be in place and will be checked to ensure content is separated from presentation style. This is all done with an automated tool and manual process to ensure consistency and a detailed report is sent per page and per line.
—- they have some statement about accessibility/…etc
So like everybody I was checking they website ….and I was surprised, never seen this yet: 
I press the search button, the layout messed up, and I tried ti validate it … over 2000 ERRORS
I would recommend you do some checks, on the websites if they seems to be ok then you can go ahead…. do not throw your money on nothing.
The only Irish company I found that really does the job, I’ve checked like 10 clients from their portfolio is http://www.enhance.ie/
Sphere: Related ContentCategory: Online Marketing, Web Design Ireland
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Comment by Tom Doyle
Made Friday, 5 of October , 2007 at 9:20 am
It’s funny to see if fails the W3 standards when they harp on about it in their methodology alright, but you don’t need to have a standards compliant website to pass the accessibility checks.
You can have an accessible and usuable website without adhering to all the WC standards. That’s the sad state of the WCAG guidelines……… bring on WCAG 2.0 - a lot more common sense in those!
Comment by admin
Made Friday, 5 of October , 2007 at 9:33 am
Yeah tom but for a company specialised in that should be fine from all sides.
Click Join EIQA and then the search button the whole site is messing up…
cheers
Comment by Derek
Made Monday, 22 of October , 2007 at 1:52 pm
I have been on previuos blogs and this Tom Doyle guy seems to pop up everywhere slting web design companies, A bit of competition can really piss off some folks.
Tom please concentrate on your own business, before you go under
