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From: Date: Jan 14, 2022 6:45AM

Thank you Paul,

I have nothing to do with this website. I'm only a WAS and I'm curious.

Zsolt


2022. 01. 13. 15:51 keltezéssel, Paul Rayius írta:
> As others have mentioned, I would also highly recommend making the site accessible and not relying on a separate, accessible version. While it's true that WCAG 2.0 (and 2.1) allow for this it really should be used as a "last resort" option.
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> As per the W3C's documentation in "Understanding Conformance," (https://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/conformance.html), they state: "Note that providing an alternate version is a fallback option for conformance to WCAG and the preferred method of conformance is to make all content directly accessible."
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> I hope that helps to inform decision-makers and other stakeholders.
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> Best,
> Paul
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> Paul Rayius
> Vice-President of Training
> CommonLook
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