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Re: Creating Valid Code

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From: Bourne, Sarah (ITD)
Date: Sep 14, 2011 9:54AM

Ryan,

Elaborating on what Elle and John said, you can get quirky problems if you don't have valid code. This is because the browsers have to guess what you meant. This can result in things like JAWS reading a form correctly one time but not the next time you check. If you are getting inconsistent results with AT, you should go back and look at those HTML errors the validator found. Tags that aren't closed and/or that are nested improperly are likely suspects.

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Sarah E. Bourne
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Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 8:53 PM
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Subject: [WebAIM] Creating Valid Code

I was asked to look at part of a site. Most of the pages had over 20 validation errors. While the developer hasn't been creating sites for too long, my lead told me to essentially ignore them. He says non-valid code is kind of the standard these days "in the real world."
I know a good amount of people on the list either work for large organizations/companies, is this just how it is or should I be pushing for valid code. I would be fine with the errors if they were under five or so, but 20 is little high for my blood.

What do you guys think?

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Ryan E. Benson