- From: Joe Clark <joeclark@joeclark.org>
- Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 20:50:24 -0500 (CDT)
- To: WAI-GL <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
The Web is hypertext. Why is the Working Group obsessed with neutering the central characteristic that sets it apart from print? > I agree with Michael. Without guarantee of linearization of the > contents, how can we assure to people that use screen readers to > understand the contents? By reading whatever portion they want in whatever order they want-- either the suggested order of the page layout and its information architecture or whatever else. Why do you still think screen-reader users are receiving page content one item at a time, like bubble tea drawn through a straw? I would be very interested to read of an airtight case of content that must always be linearized or lineariz*able*.. The Working Group has this obsession with defying the true nature of the Web and the WG's own guidelines-- requiring valid semantic markup, but also requiring headings and links to be spontaneously remixable and just as understandable as they were in the author's intended presentation; turning off hypertext completely and ignoring the entire concept of hierarchies of information by insisting that Web sites become a kind of IV drip. These days I've been toying with a new catchphrase adapted from the warbloggers: "Why do they hate the Web so?" I might start using that one. -- Joe Clark | joeclark@joeclark.org Accessibility <http://joeclark.org/access/> Expect criticism if you top-post
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