Forgive me if I am mistaken, but isn't Accessibility one of the cornerstones of the whole concept of Web Standards?
Thus, you can have Accessibility, and be an Accessibility specialist, without Standards (as unlikely as that might be), but you cannot profess Standards expertise without having good knowledge of Accessibility. Accessibility is one major component of the holistic philosophy that is Web Standards. I shall now sit under the bodhi tree and ponder if there really is a universe outside Standards. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mordechai Peller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2004 6:10 PM Subject: Re: [WSG] Careers in web standards Natalie Buxton wrote: >While Web Standards and Accessibility are often practiced together, >they are not entirely the same speciallty. > > While that's technically true, it's not a coincidence that those interested in Standards are also interested in accessibility: the two complements each other very naturally. >Having a good understanding of both is excellent, but I think >Accessibillity will get picked up faster, due to the fines you >mention. > > To promote accessibility without Standards is almost foolhardy. Though I'm sure there are exceptions, they would be exceptions which prove the rule. >Of course, working within Web Standards greatly enhances accessibility >options. > Hence the marriage. If anything, accessibility needs Standards more than Standards needs accessibility. Also, improved accessibility is one of the selling points of Standards. ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
