RE: Should validity be P1 or P2? (was RE: summary of resolutions from last 2 days)

Joe Clark wrote:

<blockquote>
Nobody has provided even the standard three 
*real-world* examples that I repeatedly call for and never get.
</blockquote>



Here is a very small example in which valid code doesn't guarantee
accessibility. The following table validates for HTML 4.01 transitional.
JAWS 5.0 and 6.10 do not recognize it as a table. Home Page Reader 3.04
handles it properly.

This is clearly a user agent issue (JAWS should be able to recognize
this table in its sleep). I mention it because tables have been
identified as cases where valid code is essential.

<code>
<table>
    <thead>
        <tr>
            <th colspan="4" scope="col">Building Accessible Web Sites
        </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
        <tr>
            <td>HTML</td>
            <td>PDF</td>
            <td>MS Word</td>
            <td>DAISY</td>
        </tr>
    </tbody>
</table>
</code>


"Good design is accessible design." 
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University of Texas at Austin
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Subject: Re: Should validity be P1 or P2? (was RE: summary of
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Matt May wrote:

> You've completely missed the other half of the problem, which is that 
> we
> can find many examples of valid pages that are plenty inaccessible.

That is an unsupported claim. Nobody has provided even the standard
three 
*real-world* examples that I repeatedly call for and never get.

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     Joe Clark | joeclark@joeclark.org
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