David Nicol wrote:
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.
A slightly different take on it:
"I don't care about accessibility" http://www.veen.com/jeff/archives/000503.html
and a reply:
"I care about accessibility." http://www.bestkungfu.com/?p=453
I don't think either would disagree with each other, or what's been said here of course!
I'm starting to think that "standards compliance" is as much a mind-set as anything else. It's about using a range of tools, knowledge, best practice to "craft" (and I think that's a wonderfully appropriate word!) good websites. And that's relevant here because a validly-coded site is likely to have been built by someone who knows and cares about accessibility - ie someone who "gets" standards-compliance.
So, no guarantee that a validly-coded site will be accessible, but a very good pointer to its likelihood.
Mike
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