- From: Charles F. Munat <coder@acnet.net>
- Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1999 18:31:01 -0600
- To: "Kynn Bartlett" <kynn-hwg@idyllmtn.com>
- Cc: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
At 06:19 p.m. 01/02/99 -0600, Kynn Bartlett wrote: >Once you've invested the time to learn, it's actually easier >to make an accessible site than to purposely break HTML and >make one that's inaccessible. >That's my mantra, and I'm sticking to it. That was the point, Kynn. At this time it requires a sizeable investment of time (and therefore money) to unlearn the old ways and learn the new ways. So I still think it's deceptive to ignore that effort and to tell people that it's easier. I run a business, and that learning time (and time to stay abreast of accessibility issues--I don't think we've achieved perfection yet) either comes out of my time with my family, or out of my work time. And I either pay for it myself, or pass it on to the client. Either way, it's not free and it's hardly easier. In the future, maybe, though I doubt it. So is it really true that it's easier, or is it just something that we say because we *want* to believe it? Are their any studies that prove this point one way or the other? Or do we just assume? My experience is that learning how to build accessible sites and even building them has required a lot of extra effort. I would be interested in hearing from other designers on this list regarding the amount of time they've invested in accessibility related work. Is my experience unique, or have others had similar experiences? I would like us to discuss what is true and real based on empirical evidence rather than making statements without support, especially when those statements contradict personal experience. Charles Munat Puerto Vallarta
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