- From: Hallvord R. M. Steen <hallvord@opera.com>
- Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:40:39 +0200
- To: "Shelley Powers" <shelleyp@burningbird.net>
- Cc: "public-html list" <public-html@w3.org>
On Sun, 02 Aug 2009 06:31:07 +0200, Shelley Powers <shelleyp@burningbird.net> wrote: >> we should not be limiting the information to specific groups of >> people, and should instead be making it accessible to all. > Interesting that you see providing helpful material to those with > visual impairments as "limiting" the information. Curious, and this is > off topic, but do you also find handicap parking slots to be limiting to > those not physically impaired? Space and information have distinct properties. A section of space can only be occupied by one single person, while a piece of information/explanation like a table summary generally increases its value the more people share it. Hence, a summary that's visible to all becomes more valuable - even to the visually impaired - You can not compare sharing information to sharing space. Sorry to follow up an off-topic comment (with a fairly obvious statement too). I'll go back to lurking.. :) -- Hallvord R. M. Steen, Core Tester, Opera Software http://www.opera.com http://my.opera.com/hallvors/
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