Posted by Els on 11/09/66 11:17

Travis Newbury wrote:

> Els wrote:
>> I do agree with the obligation for all government websites to be
>> accessible, but I can't see how any government could make it a law
>> that barbie.com has to be accessible.
>
> But that is what they [governments] are trying to do. Accessibility
> and usability of commercial web sites should be 100% voluntary. A
> smart retailer wants their site to make the most money it can. In
> order to do that, it must be as effective as possible. "Most" of the
> time this means you should deal accordingly with your sites
> accessibility and usability. But not always. Sometimes a website is
> more effective using things that are inaccessible to some. The War of
> the worlds website (for the new Spielberg movie) is one such example
> where it is probably more effective as a flash website.
>
> I do not disagree with accessibility and usability, I disagree with
> laws that force it down our throats.

This may be hard to believe, but I actually agree with you on that.
(for commercial websites that is)

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