I think people think I'm a zealot about web standards and accessibility. I've been introspective about it... wondering if I'm taking things too far. After reading
Has accessibility been taken too far?, I feel better about things.
Jeff Croft talks about the real zealots and how they expect too much at times. I don't think I expect too much. I don't expect tableless layouts and alternate stylesheets for every affliction or prediliction. I'd just like to see designers and developers consider accessibility with a positive attitude during design and development. I'd like to see them do the best they can.
It's not that difficult. There's just a learning curve to get over, "letting go" of some old habits, and forming of new ones.
I can almost hear the eyes roll when I bring up accessibility. I've heard someone say "
Eff the blind people" before. It's very disheartening. I keep plugging away, though.
On a happy note, the other morning when I got to work, one of the developers had emailed a link around about the Section 508 standards saying he thought it might be helpful. That made me feel good.
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