making assumptions seems to be quite troublesome so rather than make
assumptions, we should work so that all can enjoy.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Chapin" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 1:15 PM
Subject: Re: Web Access; When the Rubber Meets the Road


> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Poehlman [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> ah, but then you have to buy computers and put them into the public
> domain and you have to keep the software up to date and the list goes
> on.  Lowest common denominator is a bit harsh.  why not just
> design for
> all?
>
Aren't those the same thing?

I'm suggesting that we need to look at raising that common denominator.
There is nothing fundamentally sacred about lynx. Its defacto use as a
standard is based on nothing more profound than the fact that is free
and
therefore widely available.

If we want people to make reasonable accommodation there needs to be
reasonableness on both sides. It is not reasonable to assume people have
spend big money on the latest and greatest software.  It is reasonable
to
assume people can get a copy of free software. And if as a designer I
can
assume that everybody can deal with JavaScript or can interpret a table
correctly it makes my life as whole lot easier.