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Re: "New" Accessibility Validator

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From: Holly Marie
Date: Oct 24, 2003 8:58AM

From: "Stephanie Sullivan"

> > Cynthia Says does offer the options of all test checks, though since
> > they imployed the more than one minute wait per domain, this can
become
> > an issue. It would be nice if Cynthia Says adopted an *all in one*
test.
> > Cynthia Says URL http://www.cynthiasays.com/
>
> Holly, I agree that Section 508 is not enough.. But if you're talking
about
> the Hisoft validator, it's dropdown does 508 as well as WCAG I, II, &
III...

I saw that after I posted and reloaded the link. :)
Though I would *really* like to see that All of the above option
available. And it would be nice if the site remembered that choice for
future visits. Even better would be a desktop version that can run
locally without being connected to the Internet or other authoring
applications.


> And the interesting thing is, the report I received from Hisoft is
identical
> (even the formatting) as Cynthia Says... I'd say they're all just
reselling
> or repackaging "something"...
>
> For what it's worth...

It looked almost identical to me.
Now are both these tests based on the layout and listing of guidelines
at WAI , the WCAG 1.0?
Yet, they both display results identically... I do really like this
format, though I have been working with guidelines for quite a few
years, and cutting all the excess other stuff out is nice for me. I
wonder how well this works for those new to this area? And then there
are those that prefer examples and graphical examples or display.

holly



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