- From: Taylor-Made <taymade@netnitco.net>
- Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1999 21:45:54 -0600
- To: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Gosh, put it the way you do and I sound really stupid. I am sorry I took up your time with my answer. This is a very good listserv and I have learned much from it. I am not a college graduate and do not have at my command clever cliches to answer you with. From my experience, everyone has been helpful and answered my questions when I asked them. If I had something wrong with my site and I asked someone to look at it, I would to expect the truth whether it was good or bad. If I sound rude, I apologise but you are answering my e-mail the same way you said you didn't like to be answered. I was only giving my opinion. ******Which brings me to my final point: If we have no real evidence to support this claim, then why are so many of us promoting it? It seems a very dangerous thing to do. The issues of accessibility are, in my opinion, quite complex and often controversial. They should be handled carefully, thoughtfully, and rationally. Spouting out unsubstantiated truisms helps no-one. And, if it should prove that accessible sites DO cost more, we are going to look like fools. I don't see how that serves the cause of web accessibility.******** Below is a site you should visit because: "The World Wide Web offers the promise of transforming many traditional barriers to information and interaction among different peoples. The W3C's commitment to lead the Web to its full potential includes promoting a high degree of usability for people with disabilities. The Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), in coordination with other organizations, is pursuing accessibility of the Web through five primary areas of work: technology, guidelines, tools, education & outreach, and research & development. " http://www.w3.org/WAI/ I believe in this. No ifs, ands, nor buts about it. I am not perfect and am still leanring how to make sites accessible as possible. But I am trying. It sounds like you are trying your best to convince yourself that accessibity is really needed and until you are convinced it is needed you will not fully believe in it. Dangerous??? This is not clear to me. TAYLOR-MADE
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