- From: Kynn Bartlett <kynn-edapta@idyllmtn.com>
- Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 15:24:28 -0700
- To: Kelly Ford <kford@teleport.com>, w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
At 11:01 AM -0700 10/24/00, Kelly Ford wrote: >>5. Create tables that transform gracefully. Tables for layout equals NO-NO. I believe this is a misreading of the guidelines by the author of the article. >When I speak about web accessibility, this is one of the most >controversial issues. I know this has been talked about here before >but it is my contention that most tables used for layout do >transform gracefully in the web browsing solutions used by people >with disabilities and are not a major impediment to accessibility. I think Kelly is correct. I do not believe that layout tables are currently a major accessibility barrier. I believe the current guidelines (WCAG 1.0) reflect this; however, there is an education problem because for so long, many people were running around equating tables with inaccessible design and promoting CSS-P as an alternative (despite the fact that it still is not viable to this day). --Kynn -- -- Kynn Bartlett <kynn@idyllmtn.com> http://www.kynn.com/
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