- From: Julian Voelcker <asp@tvw.net>
- Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2003 14:30:37 GMT
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
On Tue, 4 Mar 2003 13:31:16 +0200, Isofarro wrote: > Does the client know about the cost of fixing the width of the menus? Have > you established why the client requires the columns to be a fixed width? It's a design issue, a process that I wasn't involved with. Personally I think it does look a lot better fixed width in the middle of the screen as opposed to flexible full width. > AIUI 'text only' should only be a last resort if other alternatives cannot > present an accessible website. The purpose of accessibility-minded > legislation is to re-introduce equality between disbled people and > non-disabled. There is a general feeling that "equality through separation" > is no equality at all. I would tend to agree with that. Fair point. I notice that the BBC have just revamped some of their sites and they have referred to it as 'low bandwidth' for a basic version of their site. > Well, you have tried. I'm curious though, what was the client's reaction > when he saw the overlap? I still find that a lot of client's struggle to understand or be willing to understand the accessibility issues, most are B2B and don't believe that it is an issue. Unfortunately, I don't think they will sit up and listen until something becomes law. Cheers, Julian Voelcker
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