- From: by way of Wendy A Chisholm <Don@AbleWebEditor.com>
- Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2004 16:43:46 -0500
- To: w3c-wai-gl@w3.org
Re: WCAG 2.0 Checkpoint 4.1 Excluding deprecated features is a major stumbling block for compliance with the accessibility issue. It means that only strict HTML will pass the test and that therefore any attempt to make web pages viable for older browsers is extremely limited. This aspect of the checkpoint alone forces Web Developers to choose between making Web Sites accessible to people with disabilities OR people with older Browsers. As an example, in recent Web Conferences I've attended it has become apparent that a number of large companies standardized on Netscape 4 and are still using it. The need for support for this obsolete Browser is a major concern for these companies. They've developed archival material that will quickly become obsolete under the strict HTML Standard. It seems to me that accessibility should be about making the web Universally accessible. Specifying that Web Pages pass validation tests for existing standards should be enough. In my opinion forcing Web Developers to comply with the Strict HTML Standard will make WCAG 2.0 obsolete before it is even published. It would certainly have that affect for me. Sorry for not responding earlier but I am a new comer to working with accessibility issues. Don McCunn
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