The upcoming revision of the Web Accessibility Guidelines is creating some havoc in the standards community. The rift in the argument is that standards proponents want to include HTML validation as a Level 2 Accessibility requirement. The “other half” of the standards crowd is shouting back that validated code is not and should not be a requirement for an accessible website.
I see the logic in this disagreement. Unvalidated code can be just as accessible as validated code. Requiring valid code for accessibility is not a logical step; it’s a step in a different direction. While valid code is a strong recommendation and can help accessibility, it should not be required.
Matt May at bestkungfu Weblog goes into detail with his argument for keeping standards and accessibility separate. Good job, Matt, and well done.
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