Taking Your Camera on the Road

Does the thought of accessibility conjure up images of bland web pages pared down to make them comply with someone else's needs? Whoa there! You've obviously not been to Lorelle and Brent VanFossen's website, Taking Your Camera on the Road. Their website demonstrates that accessibility is just the opposite of boring. It is inviting. It says, “Come in, we've got a place just for you!”

Lorelle says on her Accessibility page, “It is our policy to make our site as ‘accessible' as possible, not just for our physically challenged users, but to make this site accessible via cell phones, hand held computers, all different kinds of Internet browsers, and readable from whatever country you are in.”

Lorelle describes how they “sold off most of our possessions and hit the road full-time” in 1996. Their experiences are interesting, but the thing that makes their website stand out is it's feel. Just click on any link, and you'll immediately feel at home. The site almost beckons you to grab a warm blanket and a cup of hot chocolate, prop up your feet, and enjoy a cozy winter afternoon with the keyboard in your lap. Or maybe take your laptop to the porch swing for a lazy summer afternoon. Oh well, we can dream!