Re: Is it acceptable to provide two versions of a site to work around an accessibility problem? from Julian Voelcker on 2003-03-04 (w3c-wai-ig@w3.org from January to March 2003)

From: Julian Voelcker <asp@tvw.net>
Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2003 13:43:59 GMT
To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Message-Id: <VA.000006a5.12b81dd4@tvw.net>

Hi David,

OK, so you are suggesting doing the two versions, but rather than use a 'Text 
Only' link call it something like 'Accessibility version'.

What's the best wording for it?

On Tue, 04 Mar 2003 08:23:41 -0500, David Poehlman wrote:
> I would not use nor call it a text only page.  I would if the client insists
> charge extra for the required duplication and code the page so that it works
> correctly and link to it with an accessible page link if need be and leave
> the other the way the client wants it to be.  In this way, everyone gets the
> full functionality of the page.

Cheers,

Julian Voelcker

Received on Tuesday, 4 March 2003 08:44:02 UTC