On Mon, 14 Aug 2006 06:36:40 -0700, James Graham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
But XBL works with ~0 assistive technologies and is presumably going to be complex to implement properly. Whilst, in general, I agree that having elements used in the correct way to provide semantic information is desirable, I think that adopting a technology that is already implemented and proven to solve real problems is a better approach than waiting on a complex future specification to be finished and implemented.
So a while ago I posted http://annevankesteren.nl/2006/06/accessibility-ideas some of my thoughts regarding role=""... Basically, I don't really see authors taking extra steps to make things accessible. Accessibility should just be an integral part of the language, otherwise I don't think it will work. For authors it will seem that without role="" their custom widgets will work so there's no real benefit in adding it unless you work for some big company that hires a few "accessibility experts" who tell you to add it.
-- Anne van Kesteren <http://annevankesteren.nl/> <http://www.opera.com/>
