[html4all] Accessible to whom (or to which groups) ?

[Philip Taylor (Webmaster)]

Following the links from the page cited by Vlad :

	http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/clf-nsi/inter/inter-01-00_e.asp

I was intrigued (and, I admit, surprised) to find that
both WCAG 1.0 and WCAG 2.0 (Draft) both unashamedly state
that the underlying aim [of the accessibility guidelines]
is to :

	1.0 : [Make web] content  accessible to people with disabilities.
	2.0 : [Make web] accessible to a wider range of people with disabilities [...]

and despite my unswering belief in the importance of
accessibility, I confess to feeling uneasy that these
key documents clearly define the role of the guidelines
as making web content accessible to those with disabilities.

My belief is (and always has been) that "accessibility"
is about making web content accessible to all, not just
to those with disabilities, and I'd be interested to
hear the opinions of others on this (rather central,
and almost certainly contentious) point.

** Phil.