- From: John M Slatin <john_slatin@austin.utexas.edu>
- Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 12:52:54 -0500
- To: "Joe Clark" <joeclark@joeclark.org>, "WAI-GL" <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
Joe Clark wrote: <blockquote> I thank the cochair for his contribution. However, it wasn't what I am looking for. I need URLs to three real-world Web sites-- not custom-crafted just for this discussion and not code snippets-- that have valid code and provable accessibility defects. </blockquote> Just for the record, the code I sent wasn't created for the purposes of this discussion-- I was investigating techniques for providing links to multiple versions of the same title without having to make authors repeat the title for each link to a different version of the title. I fully expected JAWS to handle it. I completely agree that contemporary user agents, including contemporary assistive technologies, should render valid code. And I am not arguing one side or the other in what has now become a religious debate. It just seemed to me that the case I sent might complicate things and I'm curious as to how or whether others involved in this discussion think it affects anything. John the Cockhare The example I sent just happens to be an instance of a case where valid code doesn't guarantee accessibility. "Good design is accessible design." John Slatin, Ph.D. Director, Accessibility Institute University of Texas at Austin FAC 248C 1 University Station G9600 Austin, TX 78712 ph 512-495-4288, f 512-495-4524 email jslatin@mail.utexas.edu web http://www.utexas.edu/research/accessibility/ -----Original Message----- From: w3c-wai-gl-request@w3.org [mailto:w3c-wai-gl-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Joe Clark Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 12:38 pm To: WAI-GL Subject: RE: Should validity be P1 or P2? (was RE: summary of resolutions from last 2 days) > Here is a very small example in which valid code doesn't guarantee > accessibility. I thank the cochair for his contribution. However, it wasn't what I am looking for. I need URLs to three real-world Web sites-- not custom-crafted just for this discussion and not code snippets-- that have valid code and provable accessibility defects. Given John's evidence, we also have to evaluate claims of inaccessibility against user agents that don't understand the very stable HTML spec. -- Joe Clark | joeclark@joeclark.org Accessibility <http://joeclark.org/access/> --This. --What's wrong with top-posting?
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