Not necessarily the specific portions. It might even comply legally, but that doesn't meant that it would be easily readable in a screen reader such as JAWS or Simply Web.
To give an example, use three programs. Lynx - http://lynx.browser.org Text Only Web Site. Any regular internet browser - IE, Netscape Simply Web 2000 http://www.econointl.com/sw/ A free text and speech web browser. Then, just for giggles, look at www.whitehouse.gov in each. This is supposed to be a 508 compliant site but doesn't validate in Bobby. Reads really well in Lynx, but notice what happens in the screen reader. This site http://www.ehdp.com/vitalnet/ did validate in Bobby. But again, look it in the screen reader. This is a good example of sites that follow the letter of the law, but not the spirit. A great book is published by Glasshaus, Accessible Web Sites, Jim Thatcher. Delves into a lot of trying to make a site truly compliant, not just verifiable by BOBBY. Another option (which is what I am starting to work towards) is using separating my content totally from presentation using XHTML and CSS2. By doing this, 508 becomes incredibly easy and truly useful. Glasshaus - Cascading Style Sheets: Separating Content from Presentation - Briggs Some sites if you are interested. http://www.glish.com http://www.webstandards.org http://www.alistapart.com -----Original Message----- From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:jochemd@;oli.tudelft.nl] Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 11:11 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: OT: Section 508 Compliancy Kevin Graeme wrote: > Sorry Jochem, but that just means it works in Lynx not that it meets > all the 508 criteria. Which parts of 1194.22 wouldn't it comply with then? Jochem ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
