GAWDS: The Guild of Accessible Web Designers

What is the Guild of Accessible Web Designers (GAWDS) ?

GAWDS.org is an association of organisations and accessible web designers and developers - and it is designed to both promote and protect standards - not technical standards - but accessible web design standards.

It is formed to provide mutual support and to provide a competitive edge through association; as a 'Guild member' you might have more chance of your proposal for a particular bit of work being successful. This in turn will push up the value of accessible web design among design organizations.

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GAWDS News

Jim Byrne interviews Guild members about the future of web accessibility

22 celebrity interviews for the usual price of one. Find out what some of our most opinionated members have got to say about the Guild and the future of accessible web design.
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Enter the competition to re-design this website

We need a site that reflects our aims, embodies our message and reflects our brand. Are you up for the challenge? This competition is open to everyone - members and non-members.
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Welcome

A warm welcome to our newest member - Rachel Andrew from UK.

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The GAWDS Blog

Latest Entries

2 Jun 2004

The Guardian Unlimited: new study of FTSE firms web accessibility

The Guardian Unlimited catches up with Disability Rights Commission report and highlights new study: Company websites fail disabled people.
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26 May 2004

GAWDS aims to push web accessibility into mainstream of web development

The Guild of Accessible Web Designers promotes a vision of the future that assumes accessible web design to be relevant, obtainable and not at odds with successful business practice or good visual and usable design.

GAWDS.org is pushing accessible web design into the mainstream of web development - it may be travelling in that direction already - but the Guild aims to speed that process up.
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