- From: Kynn Bartlett <kynn-edapta@idyllmtn.com>
- Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2000 11:16:16 -0700
- To: Dave J Woolley <DJW@bts.co.uk>
- Cc: "'w3c-wai-ig@w3.org'" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>, "'David Poehlman'" <poehlman@clark.net>
At 11:05 AM 9/6/2000 , Dave J Woolley wrote: > > From: David Poehlman [SMTP:poehlman@clark.net] > > > [DJW:] What's the accessibility angle on this? > > * HTML Tricks the Pros Use > > * Mastering CSS > > * Special Effects with JavaScript and DHTML > > * Flash, SMIL, and SVG > > * Wireless Content Showdown > > (see the full seminar agenda below) > [DJW:] > Items 1, 3 and 4 appear to be about maximising the > inaccessibility of the web site. (E.g. "HTML tricks" > normally mean how to abuse HTML, by using implementation > details, for visual effect.) I wouldn't assume this. There's nothing about "HTML tricks", Javascript/DHTML, Flash, SMIL, or SVG that's inherently inaccessible. In fact, in many cases, a well done Flash animation or DHTML effect can IMPROVE the accessibility of a site, _for certain audiences_. Let's not be too quick to condemn useful technology with the label of "maximizing the inaccessibility" -- nothing about the use of DHTML, Flash, etc. guarantees inaccessibility any more or less than the use of HTML itself does! --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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