> >I found that some of these elements take quite some time to 
> >integrate. Creating high-contrast CSS can take up to a day (or more 
> >if you're new to it), non-Javascript states usually more than an 
> >hour because you also have to edit the script.

> By "non-Javascript states" do you mean that the website should work 
> in the absence of JavaScript? I like to think that this is where web 
> development should begin, with JavaScript added to enhance, not to 
> provide core functionality.

Why?

Most modern accessibility aids (eg: font increase, JAWS, etc) use an existing 
browser, which can handle javascript.  Google processes javascript and RDF tags.

I've only ever heard a single argument as to why javascript-disabled should 
apply as a baseline for websites, specifically: if some percentage has JS 
disabled, you would be losing those visitors -> which of course can be measured.

Is there any other strong aruguments for making pages available, without 
javascript enabled?

regards
Mathew Robertson

PS. Gut-feel tells me that non-JS should work, so thats how I prefer to code.


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