>> Dennis Lapcewich wrote: >> >>> While I agree with your general sentiment, I have to say I find >> >>> the assertion that all people aged 35-40 or more are "for all >> >>> intents and purposes [...] web disabled and [...] in immediate >> >>> need of web accessibility" questionable, to say the least. >> >>>
I did not write the above. Please do not attribute to me another's comments in this accessibility thread. Please make sure you attribute correctly so as to avoid a misquote, at best, or disingenuous intent, at worst. My original comment concerned itself with a medical condition that in time, literally affects 100 percent of the human population. While onset of presbyopia is often described in the literature in the 40s and later, it is not unheard of to have symptoms beginning at age 35-40. A physical inability to focus on near objects is a legitimate disability. Bear in mind that addressing web accessibility is not as simple as reviewing server stats or talking with a few folks and deciding accordingly. Web accessibility is a human condition life change that will eventually affect everyone. Whatever technical approaches a web developer chooses to implement still remains with the developer, for now. Dennis Lapcewich US Forest Service Webmaster DRM Civil Rights POC Pacific Northwest Region - Vancouver, WA 360.891.5024 - Voice | 360.891.5045 - Fax dlapcew...@fs.fed.us "People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it." -- George Bernard Shaw ??where conflicting interests must be reconciled, the question will always be decided from the standpoint of the greatest good of the greatest number in the long run.? --Gifford Pinchot, Chief Forester, 1905 ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *******************************************************************
