Web Accessibility And Bobby
Approved Site Search Facility

This Bobby web accessibility search facility partners with the mightiest search engine in the world for both practical and pragmatic accessibility related design information.

In addition, offering this accessible search function means that we have modified the standard code provided by Google so that it complies with industry practices for accessibility.

It takes a solid understanding of the Web Accessibility Initiative along with the experience and special skills needed to build practical and pragmatic accessibility into web site designs.

Please use our custom search function to find what you need for your own particular accessible web challenges. You're sure to find what you're looking for on our site and even the entire web.

Effective Search Tips

Many visitors using this web accessibility search facility are looking for disability grants or other government funding.

With this in mind, we offer search tips, which although specific to grant seekers, can be generalized for effective searches on other subjects, such as accessibility.

When using our web accessibility search function, try various combinations of words like grants, proposals, government grants, federal government grants, writing proposals, write winning proposals, starting a business, small business, etc.

Then add your own specific keywords, such as geographical location, visible minority, disabled, veteran, etc.

What NOT to Do

There's a lot of misleading advertising out there. (And there'll probably be some in your Google search results.) As a result, many inexperienced funding seekers think that money grows on trees everywhere and that all they have to do is go and pluck it off the branches. Although there is a lot of money out there, and you can access it under certain conditions, here are some simple things you should NOT do:

• Do NOT think you can get a grant with only a couple hours of work. Just finding a source of funding may take anywhere from 4-20 hours.
• Do NOT limit yourself to this Google search facility. Once you've found a few likely sources, get on the phone with them and make sure you have a project that meets THEIR objectives.
• Do NOT seek one source of funding for several projects. If you tell funding sources that you want $50,000 to start a business and that you'll use most of the money to pay off your debts, they'll slam the door in your face.

Some More Tips

• A source of funding is not always a government grant or subsidy. It could also be a bank loan or venture capital. It could also simply be the free advice offered by organizations like Industry Canada or the US Small Business Administration.
• Sources of funding may be geography-specific. What's offered in one part of the country may NOT be available elsewhere, so use your location as one of the keywords in your Google search.
• Funding may be federal, state, county, municipal or private. Your Google search will reveal this information.
• More funding may be available for certain groups of people - minorities, women, handicapped, etc. Using related keywords in your Google search will help identify such special sources.
• Once your Google web accessibility search has identified some potential sources of funding, phone them up to be sure a particular program is still operating and funds are still available. Find out what the application procedure is and what the proposal evaluation criteria are.
• If you're looking to use grant money to kick-start a work-at-home business, check out the Internet home based business page on this site.

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