XHTML 2 and @key

To whom it may concern:

I wholeheartedly support the views expressed by John Foliot in his
argument for the removal of the key attribute from the XHTML 2
specification:
http://www.wats.ca/articles/xhtmlroleaccessmodulestillflawed/80

I have been involved in the field of web accessibility since 1999, and
while there is a clear need to enhance device-independent access to web
content, in that time I have failed to see any evidence that HTML
accesskeys in their current form have a positive impact on keyboard
accessibility. I hope you will make the decision to alter the draft
specification as recommended by Mr Foliot.

With best wishes,
David Sloan

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David Sloan
Project Lead
Digital Media Access Group
Division of Applied Computing
University of Dundee
Dundee
DD1 4HN
Scotland

tel +44 (0) 1382 385598
fax +44 (0) 1382 385509

email: dsloan@computing.dundee.ac.uk
web: http://www.dmag.org.uk
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