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Re: use of <pre> tag

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From: Jared Smith
Date: Nov 5, 2010 9:51AM

On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 9:20 AM, Simius Puer < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> *Fail*
>
> A text-only version is provided when the main version is not accessible, but
> could be made fully accessible.
>
> ....put all the bits together and it does require semantic mark-up.

I think this is quite a stretch. Using plain text is not the same as
providing a text-only version as an alternative to something that is
not accessible. If your suggestion were true, then plain-text e-mail
and any other text lacking markup (all .txt documents, for example)
would violate Section 508. I've never heard it interpreted this way.

There's nothing in Section 508 that requires heading markup. 508 does
require semantic markup for table headers, form labels, and frame
titles. Michael noted that equivalent facilitation may require heading
markup, but I think this is also a bit of a stretch.

Without additional markup the data Julie is discussing won't be
inaccessible and it probably will be Section 508 compliant (though not
WCAG conformant). But it will be much more accessible with the
appropriate markup.

Jared