Hi David, I am not aware of any articles but I can give you some examples. All examples below will validate against one doctype or another but will produce less than accessible markup:
1. Using tags incorrectly. For example, using <blockquote> to indent. 2. Using images incorrectly. For example, supplying alt text for decorative images. 3. Using formatting to convey meaning. For example, <p><span class="big">Chapter Title...</span></p> instead of <h1>Chapter Title ...</h1> 4. Using layout tables to display tabular data. For example, not associating cells to row/column headers. 5. Using pop-up windows via the "target" attribute. For exmaple: <a href="abc" target="mywindow"> instead of this: <a onclick="window.open(this.href); return false;" onkeypress="window.open(this.href); return false;" href="abc"> 6. Using headers (H1 to H6) incorrectly to generate a meaningless document outline. Regards, -Vlad http://xstandard.com Standards compliant XHTML WYSIWYG editor David Nicol wrote: > Hello everyone, > > This is my first post to the group > > I would be very grateful if someone could direct me to an existing > resource or article addressing the subject of how a validly-coded web > site can fail to be truly accessible. i.e. why valid code is not, in > itself, enough to guarantee accessibility. > > I've searched extensively for existing articles but have drawn a > blank. I'm fairly sure, though, that someone must have already covered > this topic and I hope that someone on this list will be able to point > me in the right direct. > > Thank you for your help. > Cheers > David > ****************************************************** > The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > > See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > for some hints on posting to the list & getting help > ****************************************************** > > ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
