Re: New web site

Modern screen readers have supported JavaScript/SPAs for a long time.

Nuxt.js (the framework used for rfc-editor.org) includes all the necessary
aria labels and announces route changes.
We also ensured all colors pass WCAG requirements for color contrast.
It also achieves a 100% accessibility score in Lighthouse.

One area that will be improved soon is the "browse all RFCs" section which
will list all RFCs as a table, rather than just redirecting you to search.

You can report any accessibility issues, and we'll do our best to fix them,
but the issue must stem from actual accessibility reasons / usability
concerns for people with severely constrained resources, not just because
"I don't like JavaScript".

Nick

On Fri, May 22, 2026 at 5:02 PM Brian E Carpenter <
[email protected]> wrote:

> On 23-May-26 01:27, Salz, Rich wrote:
> >   *
> >     I would much rather have a non-Javascript site than one with
> worthless
> >   *
> >     misfeatures such as "as-you-type search" (mentioned upthread).
> >
> >
> > There’s no accounting for taste.  I love search as-you-type because it
> provides immediate feedback, I can stop the search as soon as what I want
> is found, or realize I’m using the wrong words.
> >
> > I wonder what the overlap is between the “no Javascript” folks and the
> “MUST USE IPv6” group.
>
> Purely incidental, I imagine. (Disclaimer: I am in neither of those
> groups.)
>
> More seriously, for a long time there were strong accessibility arguments
> against making js a requirement. I'd be interested in an accessibility
> analysis of the new site, compared to the old one.
>
>      Brian
>