Desktop view should not be conforming alternative to mobile view

​We currently have a bit of a hole in WCAG 2 that I think we should plug in
2.1.

If a web page has a conforming alternative, then it doesn't need to conform
itself. However, in the world of responsible design, it means if the
desktop version conforms, the mobile version does not need to. I think we
should plug this in WCAG 2.1.

It might be as  simple as adding a sentence to the definition of conforming
alternative that large screen views of web pages do not qualify as a
conforming alternative to small screen views. It will take some thought as
to the exact wording and approach but it needs to be addressed I woulds
say, otherwise organizations may just say they don't meed to make the
mobile view accessible.

https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/#conforming-alternate-versiondef​

Cheers,
David MacDonald



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