On 18 December 2012 07:52, John Foliot <john@foliot.ca> wrote: > The entire thrust of this conversation has turned to "We (some users) > should be able to use Lynx and still access modern web applications". > No-one has come forward to counter the fact that those same users *could* > use another browser, and then, with whichever screen reader they are using, > interact with the web applications: no, these users are insisting on using > a specific browser - Lynx - despite the fact that it is pretty much the > only browser left out there that does not support JavaScript. paranoid schizophrenia is a recognised disability - think conspiracy theories, irrational fears, etc. Forcing people who fall into this group to use JavaScript enabled browsers, against their wishes, would be highly unethical. But that does not mean that you should not be using JavaScript on your website. It simply means that you should also provide an alternative. Kind regards, Harry
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