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From: Jared Smith
Date: Oct 11, 2002 1:51PM

It's great to see so many sites taking steps toward accessibility -
especially informative, useful, and educational sites such as
wired.com. I couldn't resist running some reports on the new site and
though they have definitely made progress, their claims fall short. They
don't yet meet WCAG priority 1
http://bobby.watchfire.com/bobby/bobbyServlet?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wired.com

nor are they using valid XHTML.
http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wired.com

It becomes quite clear that with a little education, such sites could
be made accessible AND standards bases. I rarely rant about
inaccessibility of sites, yet when one self-promotes itself behind
a false front of accessibility and standardization, I tend to get a
little irritated. Yet on the other hand, I have to applaude them for
making an effort when so many others cower and hide at the very
mention of standards and access.

If you would like to comment about the wired.com article, send the
author a message at
http://www.wired.com/news/feedback/mail/1,2330,1-145-55675,00.html

Jared Smith



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On Friday, October 11, 2002 you sent:
RS> Wired News has launched a new XHTML version of its site that reportedly
RS> meets WAI standards (though they do not specify what level) for accessibility.
RS> http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,55675,00.html


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