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From: Scott, Angel
Date: Fri, Dec 14 2001 11:43AM
Subject: ADA compliance: ASP server-side scripting and text-only
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From: Jean Watkins
Date: Fri, Dec 14 2001 7:45PM
Subject: Re: ADA compliance: ASP server-side scripting and text-only
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We use a lot of ASP on our site and all of the codes we use have the server
render the page and then write it and it comes into the browser as good old
fashioned HTML. There should be no problems that I'm aware of..

Jean L. Watkins
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From: "Scott, Angel" < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
To: < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 12:36 PM
Subject: ADA compliance: ASP server-side scripting and text-only


> Hello All,
>
> I would like to work on a site and make the content as ADA compliant as
possible with the following restriction posed by the W3C: (l) When pages
utilize scripting languages to display content, or to create interface
elements, the information provided by the script shall be identified with
functional text that can be read by assistive technology.
>
> Is the minimal use of ASP ok? It does use script to conditionally write
some content to a page. Someone I met on the net mentioned that when a
particular section is accessed, content rendered in this manner is written
to the screen before the page loads, and can#226#Aot be distinguished from
standard content. Is this true?
>
> Although it is preferable to create a site that is completely ADA
compliant, you may have to restrict the functions of some of the pages in
order to be compliant. So I have decided to create a text-only version of
the site. Is this an acceptable means of making a site ADA compliant?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Angel Scott
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From: Kynn Bartlett
Date: Mon, Dec 17 2001 11:10AM
Subject: Re: ADA compliance: ASP server-side scripting and text-only
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At 9:36 AM -0800 12/14/01, Scott, Angel wrote:
>Hello All,
>
>I would like to work on a site and make the content as ADA compliant
>as possible with the following restriction posed by the W3C:

I don't believe that ADA compliance is defiend by the W3C. You
might want to say, "I want to make my web site compliant with
WCAG" or "I want to make my web site more accessible," but to the best
of my knowledge there is no such thing as a firm list of "ADA
compliance" as there is for Section 508 compliance.

This is a common mistake and it is important to understand the legal
ramifications of web accessibility, so I'm not just nitpicking here.

Now, to answer the question, the WCAG guideline you refer to about
scripting is only for client-side scripting technologies. Server-
side scripts which produce HTML, such as ASP, are not covered. The
requirement on those is to produce _accessible_ HTML. It does not
matter to the browser (nor to the guidelines) how that HTML is
generated.

- --Kynn

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From: Scott, Angel
Date: Tue, Dec 18 2001 11:51AM
Subject: RE: ADA compliance: ASP server-side scripting and text-only
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Date: Tue, Dec 18 2001 3:58PM
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