I'm wondering if a small amount of HTML tagging may not be such a bad idea considering the accessibility benefits.
Could you clarify what you mean by accessibility benefits?
Thanks, Certainly. I am totally blind and therefore rely on a screen reader for keyboard access to and auditory feedback from the Operating system and software programs. The screen reader is designed to function in an environment of standard and some lesser known HCI design practices. The wide range of functionality with which the screen reader is equipped enables the user to maintain an acceptable degree of access in most situations. Java is perhaps the only exception in this regard but even so there are possible solutions albeit they fall outside the confines of this discussion. Modern screen readers offer a wide selection of
navigation aids for surfing the increasingly choppy waves of the world wide web. the average screen reader interprets a web page in accordance to its logical structural components, namely, headings, paragraphs, lists, tables, form elements, anchor elements and so on. The user is thus able to move between these components with the associated navigation commands provided by the screen reader. Of course, HTML elements alone are not enough to guarantee the minimum acceptable degree of accessibility of a web page. The screen reader reformats the page into a single-column document with each HTML element displayed in block mode. In certain situations it even tries to find a sensible label for img elements which do not have an alt attribute. Yet, lousy design decisions will continue to pose insurmountable challenges. Fortunately, the Haskell Wikibook is for the most part fully navigable; however, the inclusion of XHTML elements would increase accessibility hugely. I hope this answers your question. If you like to learn more about screen readers please visit: www.gwmicro.com Regards, Paul
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