>> To us JS or not, is most often a choice of whoever is paying for the project. It is absolutely a requirement that I define clearly in defining my projects. To build the site without it, in general means an increased cost.
Trey, I definitely agree, and do it myself almost always as well. I often remind that redundancies in validation (ie JS and server-side CF) is what it is, redundant. > -----Original Message----- > From: Trey Rouse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 2:13 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Use of Javascript > > Section 508c regulations simply require that sites be accessable, it > doesn't > mean javascript can not be used. However, many elements commonly found in > the nav items you made refference to often break these accessability > standards. Javascript, like many other tools can be used in such a way > that > they do not break accessability standards and guidelines, they just often > are not implemented in this way. > > To us JS or not, is most often a choice of whoever is paying for the > project. It is absolutely a requirement that I define clearly in defining > my > projects. To build the site without it, in general means an increased > cost. In my case I have tons of standard JS validation libraries, and > other > common utilities I have to throw away and start coding server side > alternatives to. > > In general though, I've had good success with requiring it 100% for > intranet > and authenticated modules, but make an effort to support JS being disabled > on truely public elements. The user's experience may be highly degraded > without it, but the site would still be functional. > > I can't say if my experience here is the 'norm' in the field, and I'm sure > others may disagree. Your results may vary ;) > > Good Luck. > > On 9/27/06, Bobby Hartsfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > All of that changes for govt. sites apparently. They are very strict on > > accessibility and standards from what I hear. I would assume that means > no > > JS? > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:254539 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
