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From: smithj7
Date: Jun 21, 2006 7:30PM

DAN wrote:
"Automated accessibility testing does have value, so "useless" or "worse

than useless" would be incorrect. I've certainly derived value from it,
but where it is valueless is as a comparitor between web sites."

I agree with your statement. I definitely feel that automated
accessiblity tools are useful expecially when the automatic tester takes
the web developer to a link to help correct the problem. As a new web
developer, I learned about accessible forms and tables using the old
Bobby. Unfortunately, many developers do rely on the automation only
even when it says manually check such and such and usablity issues like
click here or read more are often neglected. I'm lucky to have a peer
group that checks out new items on our site. Automated accessiblity
tools (and html validators), manual checks, and the peer group
recommendations seem to all be important to accessible website
development.