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

[Charles McCathieNevile]

On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:10:42 -0400, Philip Taylor (Webmaster)  
<P.Taylor at rhul.ac.uk> wrote:

> ... whilst it might be nice
> to think we could gain accessibility-for-all through the
> goodwill of those who /do/ share these views, it is more
> realistic (IMHO) to accept that we will achieve accessibility-for-all
> /faster/ if even the non-altruistic can perceive some benefit.

Probably. But that means that we should figure out how to sell the package  
easier when we figure out what we need - i.e. work out a solution, work  
out if you can generalise it so it doesn't break something else, then work  
out if in fact you can show benefits for others.

The basic goal of access for people with disabilities is to give access to  
people with disabilities. If it costs more or is harder, so be it. If  
there is a simpler way, of course, that's great, but simplicity is a  
seperate goal of overall design (and entails not having things that help  
one group but cost another one, if you can possibly avoid it).

cheers

Chaals

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