On 12/08/05, Brian Grimmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This forum has unfortunately degraded from a useful resource in regards to
properly writing code for use by those with disabilities to just another
HTML help group...
Are the disabed really the main priority when it comes to web
standards?
is charitable. It is about doing what is best for everyone.
Ted
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Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 10:36 AM
To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org
Subject: Re: [WSG] Reason for leaving
On 12/08/05, Brian
Hi Duncan,
Is there really that many disabled internet users?
Accessibility is about usability for everyone, not any specific interest group.
Millions of users on the Web don't consider themselves disabled but use
features that we incorrectly consider as accessibility only features. These
I can't remember where I read it but the article claimed that there is
at least 750 million disabled people worldwide. (I know not all of them
are blind etc and is probably not using the Internet... but as Vlad say
Accessibility is about usability for everyone, not any specific
interest group
Are the disabed really the main priority when it comes to web
standards?
Not exactly, they're just one of many groups that benefit. They happen
to benefit quite a lot, of course.. :)
Standards benefit pretty much everyone, whether they realise it or
not. Standards compliant sites are
* Brian Grimmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2005-08-11 22:32]:
This forum has unfortunately degraded from a useful resource in
regards to properly writing code for use by those with
disabilities to just another HTML help group...
If you need help with tables, CSS, Divs or IE Hacks, there are a
Alan Gutierrez wrote:
Where are these other groups then?
Why would one jump ship when they could continue to Tango right
herehttp://webstandardsgroup.org/ in the tall grass?
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Alan Gutierrez - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Regards,
David Laakso
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David Laakso
http://www.dlaakso.com/
The talk here is really dull, I agree Brian.
On 8/12/05, Brian Grimmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This forum has unfortunately degraded from a useful resource in regards to
properly writing code for use by those with disabilities to just another
HTML help group...
If you need help with
Rowan Lewis
The talk here is really dull, I agree Brian.
Well folks, here's a crazy idea: let's start some good
discussions on the principles of web standards then.
We need a bit of a catalyst to get things started. Any hot
topics anybody's got at the moment?
Patrick
This forum has unfortunately degraded from a useful resource in regards to
properly writing code for use by those with disabilities to just another
HTML help group...
If you need help with tables, CSS, Divs or IE Hacks, there are a million and
one such sites dedicated to just that - no need for
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