- From: Harry Woodrow <harrry@email.com>
- Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 18:17:19 +0800
- To: "Kynn Bartlett" <kynn-edapta@idyllmtn.com>, "Debi Orton" <oradnio@albany.net>
- Cc: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Raising of issues: The WAI IG's on-going discussion of technical and implementation issues related to Web accessibility helps drive the agendas of other WAI groups. In addition, WAI working groups occasionally escalate discussion on key questions to WAI IG for additional comment and reflection as needed This is from the charter of the WAI. I think the state of a major public site is an issue related to Web Accessibilit and may claim to belong in this group. Personal abuse of a web designer does not however in this case a Web Designer has apparently replied presumably on behalf of his organisation that accessibility was not an important issue >What can I say, I really think the majority of our users are very >satisfied. We recently identified many opportunities to make the site more >accessible, but to be honest, a lot of the improvements in web technology >in the last 10 years are due to things that seem to not conform with W3C >accessibility guidelines. My view is that the discussion of major sites as examples of inaccessibility issues is valid. The Olympic Games Committee sets the standard they require...If their decisions make it inaccessible they must bear the consequences. Accessibility is not something to be given to us if and when a site owner decides it is worth throwing a few crumbs our way. Harry Woodrow -----Original Message----- From: w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org [mailto:w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org]On Behalf Of Kynn Bartlett Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 1:19 PM To: Debi Orton Cc: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org Subject: Re: OT (slightly): Salt Lake '02 Webmaster: Inaccessible site This all still really bothers me. I dislike the use of the WAI lists in this manner -- finding and identifying and shaming creators of bad sites in public -- because I think it weakens our case if we become a virtual lynch mob rather than a useful educational resource. We can get more done if we help and teach rather than if we attack and condemn. I don't disagree that this person could use some accessibility training, but I don't think it's good for anyone to have their flaws as a web designer publicly "exposed" or debated in a forum such as this, unless they specifically request a critique or assistance. It only makes _us_ look bad, and makes _them_ less likely to listen to us. --Kynn -- Kynn Bartlett <kynn@reef.com> Technical Developer Liaison Reef North America Accessibility - W3C - Integrator Network ________________________________________ BUSINESS IS DYNAMIC. TAKE CONTROL. ________________________________________ http://www.reef.com
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