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

[Gez Lemon]

Philip Taylor wrote:
<quote>
Gez Lemon wrote:
  <quote>
  We're not comparing like with like.
  </quote>

I was trying to, Gez.  In some societies, Muslims
are an oppressed minority; in another, black people
(and so on).
</quote>

I can absolutely assure you that I'm not bigoted in any way. As an
analogy, religion and ethnicity are not equivalent to people with
disabilities using the web, as neither religion nor ethnicity
determine a person's mode of operation. I would make a stand against
anyone being racist, but it's a poor analogy in this instance.

I fully support access for all (albeit under the the umbrella of
universality, or some equivalent), but I cannot accept that
accessibility is about ensuring access to everyone regardless of
ability, as there will always be more IE users (or some other aspect
that a user can readily change) than people with disabilities. I've
seen this argument presented time and time again (I've even presented
an example of this in this thread that has been ignored). Access for
all (universality) means catering for the majority (all when you can,
but the majority when decisions need to be made). I'm happy to cater
for all, but I'm prepared to put people with disabilities before those
whose browsers don't support the latest version of CSS (or some other
avoidable barrier).

I wholeheartedly resent that you compare this with people changing
their religion or colour (despite the fact you go on to redeem me of
this accusation), as it is both patronising and completely misses the
broader point.



Gez



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