- From: Accessys@smart.net <accessys@smart.net>
- Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:29:57 -0400 (EDT)
- To: Harry Loots <harry.loots@ieee.org>
- cc: WAI Interest Group <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
my opinion (not the "official") if it requires javascript I cannot see how it could possibly be accessible, without some alt or somesuch. Bob On Wed, 26 Sep 2007, Harry Loots wrote: > > I've recently been dealing with a software provider, whose software my company > installed on behalf of our client, with assurances that the software is > 'accessibility compliant'. When the client asked for an audit i was asked to > provide a report: it nearly meets WCAG 1.0 Level A compliance; most of the > issues are minor and can be fixed with reasonably little effort. > > The biggest stumbling block in meeting Level AA compliance, is that the > software is reliant on javascript to deliver a critical part of its > functionality. This is not easy to fix. > > Software provider is trying to claim that they are developing to WCAG 2.0 > standards and that under WCAG 2.0 it would be possible to claim compliance, > despite the fact that this functionality provided via Javascript may not be > available to all users. > > I would love to hear what the opinion of this group are in this regard; and > whether there is an authoritive answer in this regard. > > > Kind Regards > Harry > mob: +44 794 034 3919 > > ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~ > Good judgement comes from experience. > Experience, of course, is the result > of poor judgement. > - Geoff Tabin > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ occasionally a true patriot must defend his country from its' government +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve Neither liberty nor safety", Benjamin Franklin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ASCII Ribbon Campaign. . . . . . . . . . . . accessBob .NO HTML/PDF/RTF/MIME in e-mail. . . . . . . accessys@smartnospam.net .NO MSWord docs in e-mail . . . .. . . . . . Access Systems, engineers .NO attachments in e-mail, .*LINUX powered*. access is a civil right *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# THIS message and any attachments are CONFIDENTIAL and may be privileged. They are intended ONLY for the individual or entity named
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