According to the W3C accessibility guidelines, a site that wants to achieve level 1 accessibility should:
Use the clearest and simplest language appropriate for a site’s content.
Closer inspection tells us that we should:
- Favor words that are commonly used. For example, use “begin” rather than “commence” or use “try” rather than “endeavor.”
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Use active rather than passive verbs.
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Avoid complex sentence structures.
Source:http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10-CORE-TECHS/#comprehension
Does anybody agree with this or is it just catering to the lowest common denominator?
Is my site really regarded as inaccessible because I have a reasonable command of the English language and can express myself well?
Is this not the equivalent of insisting that authors write books in an easy-to-understand, as opposed to literary (thus enjoyable) style?
I would be interested to hear any thoughts on this.