- From: Kynn Bartlett <kynn-edapta@idyllmtn.com>
- Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2000 15:21:34 -0700
- To: "Shane Anderson" <shane@cpd2.usu.edu>
- Cc: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
At 04:28 PM 9/5/2000 , Shane Anderson wrote: >Hello, >I have a question about cookies. I have heard that they should not be used >in order to have an accessible website. However, I have not been able to >find anything at the WAI on this subject. Can anyone lead me to information >on the subject of cookies and accessibility, and how they are linked? I think the main problem is that not all browsers out there support cookies -- older versions of Lynx, for example, and some early web browsers for people with visual disabilities, have no support for cookies. However, it should be pointed out that this is a limitation of old technology more than it really is an actual accessibility hurdle. Cookies themselves are just one technology which isn't inherently inaccessible -or- accessible. Any site which uses cookies should also account for the fact that cookies can be turned off, deleted, unsaved, rejected, or otherwise not use "as desired" -- regardless of whether or not the user is a person with a disability. As such, a well-planned site has alternate options to cookies available when required. --Kynn -- Kynn Bartlett <kynn@idyllmtn.com> http://kynn.com/ Director of Accessibility, Edapta http://www.edapta.com/ Chief Technologist, Idyll Mountain Internet http://www.idyllmtn.com/ AWARE Center Director http://www.awarecenter.org/ Vote for Liz for N. Am. ICANN Nominee! http://www.khyri.com/icann/
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