- From: Kynn Bartlett <kynn@idyllmtn.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 12:21:28 -0700
- To: WAI-IG <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Yesterday, Mike Burks of The International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet wrote me to ask about "pure CSS" menus, which have lately been promoted on Webreference (according to Mike's email) and other sites (DesignMe, Eric Meyer, evolt, Inigo Surguy, etc etc etc). Are these accessible, Mike asked, and if so, should he implement them on the ICDRI site? I wrrote Mike a private reply, and he suggested that I make it public, given recent discussions on the Web Accessibility Initiative's interest group mailing list. You can read that reply on the Maccessibility site: http://www.maccessibility.com/archive/000592.php In summary, however: a) Poor usability. (b) Poor accessibility to people with cognitive disabilities and people with dexterity disabilities. (c) Poor accessibility to keyboard navigation. (d) Only reason for doing this is because the designer can do it. Enjoy! --Kynn -- Kynn Bartlett <kynn@idyllmtn.com> http://kynn.com Chief Technologist, Idyll Mountain http://idyllmtn.com Author, CSS in 24 Hours http://cssin24hours.com Inland Anti-Empire Blog http://blog.kynn.com/iae Shock & Awe Blog http://blog.kynn.com/shock
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