- From: Matthew Smith <matt@kbc.net.au>
- Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2003 21:09:47 +1030
- To: WAI Interest Group <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Hi All I have recently experienced a Web site with a Java applet as a shopping card. I regard this as an accessibility issue as anyone with out a JVM attached to their browser will not be able to use the facility, irrespective of the accessibility of the applet itself. Although I could explain at length why this constitutes an accessibility problem, advocate that I am, it takes me too long and doesn't pay the bills. I would like to be able to point people, who just about understand the Web, to a short and sweet resource that will convert them and <humour> make them promise to be better people for the rest of their lives </humour>. Any suggestions? If it is of any affair, the site is Australian and the offending applet is from the USA and therefore regarded as being accessible because the USA has the strongest accessibility legistlation (sic). Last point: was at OzeWAI last week - that conference rocks! Anyone in the Asia-Pacific region who feels that they are an accessibility voice howling alone in the wilderness should consider attending. Cheers M -- Matthew Smith Kadina Business Consultancy South Australia http://www.kbc.net.au
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