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From: William O'Donnell
Date: Oct 28, 2019 9:56AM

Good point cause like others said, there is not often a need for a text only page if other things are done correctly. Have a good day.


William F. O'Donnell, MPA, Social Media Manager
Open Access Technologies
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> On Oct 28, 2019, at 11:52 AM, Ryan E. Benson < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> At my agency, text only is only an option if the site has a very strong
> business case that a particular product must be used, there's no way to fix
> it (including JS hackery), and the vendor refuses to cooperate. Look at it
> from a risk perspective, are you more likely to get in trouble for a minor
> issue or not keeping a secondary version updated? I would investigate how
> to address those minor issues, vs trying to build out how to manage a
> second version.
>
> --
> Ryan E. Benson
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 10:43 AM Swift, Daniel P. < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
>> Patrick:
>>
>> That's a valid point that I've been struggling with ... we've viewed it as
>> a "safety net" believing that if there were any major issues, the third
>> party would provide alternative access to our data. Our site is very
>> accessible with minor issues that keep appearing. With accessibility
>> lawsuits on the rise after the last few years, one can't help but be
>> paranoid.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Dan Swift
>> Senior Web Specialist
>> University Communications and Marketing
>> West Chester University
>> 610.738.0589
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On
>> Behalf Of Patrick H. Lauke
>> Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 10:28 AM
>> To: <EMAIL REMOVED>
>> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Text-Only Version of sites
>>
>> On 28/10/2019 14:25, Swift, Daniel P. wrote:
>>> Does anyone have any experience with textise.org or similar companies?
>> Our current solution has been significantly increasing prices year over
>> year and I'm considering alternatives.
>>
>> Nowadays there's little to no advantage to having a "text only version"
>> of a site, provided that the site is reasonably accessible in and of
>> itself.
>>
>> Why do you feel you need to continue providing such a version?
>>
>> P
>> --
>> Patrick H. Lauke
>>
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