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Re: Drop-down menus

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From: John Britsios
Date: Aug 1, 2003 6:30AM

It would be suggested using select lists instead!
That is definetely accessible and besides usable.

John Britsios
Web Accessibility and Usability Consultant

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From: "Joe Clark" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
To: < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 2:18 PM
Subject: Drop-down menus


> >> I was wondering if it's possible to make drop down menus for
> >>navigation that are accessible?
> >
> >Depends on what you mean by accessibility, but the practical answer
> >is "no, and there's no need to". Dropdown menus for navigation are a
> >bad idea.
>
> Drop-down menus created by styling unordered lists are a perfectly
> accessible and standards-compliant method. And that's not the only
> method, either.
>
> Jukka is great at sweeping condemnations, and they're always amusing
> to read, but he's out of date on this one.
>
> <http://www.google.com/search?q=css+unordered+list+menus>;
> <http://www.google.ca/search?q=%22css+menus%22>;
> <http://www.alistapart.com/stories/taminglists/>;
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>
> Joe Clark | <EMAIL REMOVED>
> Accessibility <http://joeclark.org/access/>;
> Author, _Building Accessible Websites_
> <http://joeclark.org/book/>;
>
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