- From: Kynn Bartlett <kynn-edapta@idyllmtn.com>
- Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2000 07:19:31 -0700
- To: "Kathleen Anderson" <kathleen.anderson@po.state.ct.us>, <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
At 10:13 AM -0400 9/7/00, Kathleen Anderson wrote: >Bobby 3.2, a free application from the Center for Applied Special >Technology, analyzes Web page source code for accessibility to disabled >users. >>From the September 4, 2000 issue of Government Computer News: >http://www.gcn.com/vol19_no26/news/2841-1.html BTW, just since it's semi-topical, I feel the "policeman" motif and metaphor for Bobby is rather sadly mischosen...I feel there's a negative aspect associated with the idea of Bobby "policing" Web like some sort of "accessibility cop" instead of being a useful tool for self-analysis. It's unfortunate that an image of authority and law enforcement was selected and is the most visible "public face" of the Web accessibility movement. --Kynn PS: Or maybe it's just that I live in Los Angeles... -- -- Kynn Bartlett <kynn@idyllmtn.com> http://www.kynn.com/
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