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Re: discrepancy with frames and 508 standards

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From: Mark Newhouse
Date: Feb 14, 2002 3:51PM

on 2/14/02 3:35 PM, Paul Bohman at <EMAIL REMOVED> wrote:

> 1. The navigation frame is built on JavaScript. None of the links do
> anything if JavaScript is disabled. All of the links say <a href="#">
> and then have some onClick function. Maybe the student has JavaScript
> disabled. If at all possible, you should provide real links: <a
> href="page1.htm">, for example. It is possible to specify both a real
> link destination and an onClick function. This won't solve the problem
> if the onClick function is necessary to make the site work, but it will
> solve the problem if the JavaScript function does not provide any
> special features that are absolutely necessary to run the site. It seems
> to me that you ought to be able to get rid of most or all of the
> JavaScript without sacrificing too much, if anything. It's always best
> to use server-side scripting whenever possible, rather than client-side,
> from an accessibility standpoint.

Here is an excellent article on how to create such links:

http://www.evolt.org/article/Links_and_JavaScript_Living_Together_in_Harmony
/17/20938/index.html

or, if the above, wrapped url causes problems, this will get you there:

http://makeashorterlink.com/?G26E14A6

HTH,

--Mark Newhouse
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