I guess that is the problem, then. Google, apparently, doesn't care to follow the 508 or WCAG requirements in regards to their Gmail and Google Maps applications. We are a privately-owned university which would not fall under any requirements, unless we wanted to, so we are a somewhat flexible. As far as our intranet, it's not totally under our control. Although we have standardized on most university-owned computers, we still have to deal with student computers which are not under our control. However, as I said, students will be forced to use Blackboard beginning the next full school year. Since it requires JS, either the students will bitch about it or quietly enable JS. As we are rebuilding our intranet site, I can find numerous places where JS/AJAX would certainly improve the experience for the majority of users. Now, I just need to figure out the best solution for when a person disables JS. Thanks for everyone's comments, and if you have more suggestions to share, please do. M!ke
________________________________ From: Sandy Clark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mon 10/17/2005 6:33 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: SOT: Thoughts on Requiring Javascript I can tell you that section 508 and the WCAG both have a requirement that a page be able to work without javascript in order to be considered accessible. If you are required to build accessible web pages, then that is a major consideration. However, IBM demonstrated an accessible javascript which the new Firefox beta is supporting. Once that is widely available, I believe that the javascript disabled rule for accessibility will be deprecated. Sandra Clark -----Original Message----- From: John Wilker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 12:00 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: SOT: Thoughts on Requiring Javascript I've never supported non-JS. Cross browser JS, yes, but building a non-JS version...? Then what? A version that works in Netscape 2? Maybe a Lynx only version? There comes a point when you can't cater to the lowest common denominator. IMO, JS is pretty darn common place. Those afraid of JS and cookies should probably stick to sneaker net and snail mail :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:221186 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
