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Re: Alternate Accessible Versions?

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From: Robinson, Norman B - Washington, DC
Date: Feb 7, 2005 6:10AM

Mike,

Thanks for taking the time to explain. I think I see my
disconnect.

I was making the assumption that ALL content was accessible, and
that the alternates were equally accessible, but tailored for a specific
purpose (such as printing or specific to an end-user's needs for
accessibility, targeting increased usability for that user.

Alternates are to be used only when the primary content *cannot*
be made accessible. Alternates should not be used as a method to avoid
having to build in accessibility into the primary web content.

Thanks for the discussion,

Norman