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:
Text-only version may not be accessible
The most ironic thing about text-only versions, is that often they don’t even offer full accessibility. This could be for a number of reasons, two of the most common being:
– Non-descriptive link text: Visually impaired Internet users can browse web pages by tabbing from one link to the next. Link text such as click here’ and more’,...
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