IT Standards? Sigh…
Despite our reputation as an IT hub, websites in Singapore tend to be poor examples of web standards and accessibility. Unfortunately this is especially true of government related agencies (more examples next time, perhaps). What really bugged me this morning was trying to access the website of our Information Technology Standards Committee (http://itsc.org.sg) through my iPhone this morning. This was what I got (magnified using safari with javascript turned off on my macbook pro later):
In case you cannot read the warning hidden on the page, it say “Your browser does not support script” and “this site requires Flash Player Plugin installed and javascrpt enabled. Please enable your browser javascript and download Flash Player here.” Page display and navigation also not work properly.
- Can anyone tell me why Flash is even needed?
- Would it be so difficult to degrade gracefully when javascript is disabled?
I really expected better
