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On Mon, 14 Aug 2006 06:36:40 -0700, James Graham <jg307@cam.ac.uk> wrote= : > But XBL works with ~0 assistive technologies and is presumably going t= o = > be complex to implement properly. Whilst, in general, I agree that = > having elements used in the correct way to provide semantic informatio= n = > is desirable, I think that adopting a technology that is already = > implemented and proven to solve real problems is a better approach tha= n = > waiting on a complex future specification to be finished and implement= ed. So a while ago I posted = http://annevankesteren.nl/2006/06/accessibility-ideas some of my thought= s = regarding role=3D""... Basically, I don't really see authors taking extr= a = steps to make things accessible. Accessibility should just be an integra= l = part of the language, otherwise I don't think it will work. For authors = it = will seem that without role=3D"" their custom widgets will work so there= 's = no real benefit in adding it unless you work for some big company that = hires a few "accessibility experts" who tell you to add it. -- = Anne van Kesteren <http://annevankesteren.nl/> <http://www.opera.com/>