Article: Separate Text-Only Version? No Thanks!
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Separate Text-Only Version? No Thanks!
In an attempt to make their sites accessible to all, more and more websites are now offering text-only versions of their sites. With the huge number of inaccessible websites out there, any attempt to make a website accessible to one and all is highly commendable.
But is text-only the way forward? The W3C have this to say about alternative accessible sites:
And if all else fails... If, after best efforts, you cannot create an accessible page, provide a link to an alternative page.
Hmmm... so according to the W3C a separate accessible site is OK, but they do use some pretty strong language to suggest that this should be avoided wherever possible. They're probably right too, given the disadvantages of going down the text-only route:
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