- From: <deborah.kaplan@suberic.net>
- Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2011 10:35:36 -0400 (EDT)
- To: Terry Dean <Terry.Dean@chariot.net.au>
- cc: Ian Sharpe <isforums@manx.net>, w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Terry said: > I'm afraid this where we disagree. I think web standards are very important But Terry, Ian did not say standards are unimportant. He said he does not view accessibility "solely in terms of conformance." I've gone to countless websites which technically passed validators for their conformance but were ultimately unusable or inaccessible. Terry also said: > Why bother waving the "accessibility" flag, if you choose to ignore standards? Perhaps because you care about "accessibility". That is, the ability for people with disabilities to use the websites, whether they are standards conforming or not. Standards are an amazing tool in the Web developer's toolbox, and we should all use them. But if they are the be-all and end-all -- if we ignore accessible but non-conforming sites, or if we praise conforming sites which are purported as unusable by users with disabilities -- then we are not using them correctly. -Deborah
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