So Google are already walking in the wrong direction of standards.
Just so you know, I think that google and gmail SHOULD try and be as accessible as possible.
If you disable javascript you can't use Gmail at all.
Anyway. I think you are walking the same direction as google... An attitude like that will end up back in the early 90's again... We are trying to get out of the ditch, not dig deeper into it...
My 2 cents. Sorry to open the can of worms :)
- Chris
Gary Menzel wrote:
I'll repeat myself - just so that people know I am serious about this......
There are plenty of accesible free webmail clients available.
Explan to me why GMail has to make it's product accessible to everyone?
And quoting the laws about discrimination wont cut it. They have the right to shoot themselves in the foot and lose all the users who can't access their FREE site because of all the other alternatives.
Now - if they had a monopoly on free webmail sites - it would be a different story. But they dont. In fact, they are a late-comer to the marketplace and may have a great deal of difficulty in gaining market share. Tough luck to GMail if they lose any or all of that share because their product is not able to meet everyones needs.
Now...... the GOOGLE site is a different story - because they DO have somewhat of a monopoly. Although there are many search sites, very few provide the same functionality in terms of the accuracy of searching as their site does. That one HAS to be accessible or they are actually denying someone the unique features of that product.
So - build more ramps on more buildings - they need to be accessible.
But there are plenty of free webmail clients out there. Lets leave GMail alone so we ALL get some choice.
Regards, Gary Menzel
On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 15:40:57 +1100, Andreas Boehmer [Addictive Media]
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-----Original Message----- From: Gary Menzel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 15 February 2005 3:28 PM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] GMail... Terrible!
My opinion.....
Dont use it if it doesnt work for you.
While I am all for webstandards, there is nothing that says people
HAVE to produce a program that works in a particular way. And while
there are accessibility standards - there is NOTHING stopping someone
with accessibility issues from using the comptetition (such as Yahoo
or Hotmail).
That's the right attitude! While we're at it: why do we still bother with these useless ramps infront of public libraries? There are enough buildings around that have got wheelchair access for those people that need it. So let's do something more aesthetically charming with stairs or, even better, a climbing wall!
Woohoo! Here comes the 21st century. Progress at its best.
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