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		kmfrk on March 21, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I’m done with the web Something else I wonder about is what this increasing focus on JS is doing to accessibility. Many sites won't even render with JS turned off; the no-JS version of them are only optimized for search robots - not human beings who rely on accessibility tools! Is it just me, or is this so-called development moving us farther away from good accessibility instead of closer?

adamnemecek on March 21, 2013 [–]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAI-ARIA I'd lie if I said that I'm in a position to evaluate it's merits but it's there.

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