presently a horizontal scrollbar passes wcag 2 so, if a site is responsive but not accessible at all breakpoints, it can simply remove the responsiveness and rely on a desktop view with horizontal scrollbar to pass - right? (sounds a bit backward) On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 9:31 PM, Patrick H. Lauke <redux@splintered.co.uk> wrote: > On 30/06/2016 19:07, David MacDonald wrote: > > ====I wrote to Loretta, who was an editor on WCAG 2 who's opinion I >> greatly value with the following scenario==== >> >> Company X has a responsive web site. It has 2 break points based on >> viewport size. A user on a mobile device gets the same site as as the >> desktop, except it has a Hamburger menu icon instead of the mega menu. >> >> The mega menu conforms to WCAG, the Hamburger menu does not. There is no >> link to the desktop version. Does this page conform to WCAG? >> >> Some feel that it currently passes because there is one accessibility >> supported solution. Others think that it does not pass because the user >> on the mobile device doesn't have a choice about which view they get, >> (unless there is an accessible link to the desktop -alternative >> conforming- version.) >> > > And to be clear, I (and I think most others that have dipped into this > mega-discussion) fall in the latter camp which for this very specific > scenario (responsive site, no desktop version link) think it does NOT pass. > Not quite sure who thinks that it does... > > > P > -- > Patrick H. Lauke > > www.splintered.co.uk | https://github.com/patrickhlauke > http://flickr.com/photos/redux/ | http://redux.deviantart.com > twitter: @patrick_h_lauke | skype: patrick_h_lauke > >
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