Tuesday, January 17, 2006

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SitePoint Blogs » Usability and accessibility with Ajax: "Usability and accessibility with Ajax

by Simon Willison

The Ajax express train rumbles on, threatening to crush anything in its path. Recent discussion has turned to those critical elements of good web development, usability and accessibility. Accessibility is a major issue with Ajax, mainly because anything that relies on JavaScript to function is inaccessible pretty much by default. There are two solutions: either provide a fall-back system where the site remains useful without its Ajax enhancements, or provide a whole separate interface that works without scripting."

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