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From: Jim Allan
Date: May 21, 2013 1:32PM

John,
the lang declaration is part of the template. Actually, when you did the
install it asked you what language you wanted (English-Great Brittan) was
the default. It, the lang declaration, goes in the database. That value
gets inserted into my milkyway template. I am sure other templates have
something similar.
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="<?php echo
$this->language; ?>" lang="<?php echo $this->language; ?>" >

You could always hard code it into the template and then it is on every
page.

Jim


On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 11:00 AM, John E Brandt < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Jo,
>
> If you are asking about the back end, I will defer to Joshue who appears to
> know.
>
> As far as front-end, user-experience...much of the accessibility will be
> related to template being used. Some templates are better than others. Look
> for ones that are built to WC3 standards.
>
> The "core" function of Joomla is currently fairly accessible (depends on
> what standards you are needing to meet). The only thing that shows up on
> all
> my Joomla sites - so I suspect it is a problem with the core - is the lack
> of a LANG declaration. I have not been able to figure out (yet) how to get
> the language declaration into Joomla. Anyone got a hint?
>
> And of course one has to always remember that a CMS is only as good as the
> people who create content! Training is essential.
>
> ~j
>
> John E. Brandt
> www.jebswebs.com
> <EMAIL REMOVED>
> 207-622-7937
> Augusta, Maine, USA
>
>