This is being looked at and has been in the pipeline for some time now, but I believe we're getting much closer than we've been before in actually providing some optional skin choices. I'm working with Cathal on one at the moment as we speak.

As far as accessibility - you can still use tables, and I have been speaking with a couple of others on this topic - for those wanting to run a purely css based, no tables website, then there are quite a few modifications and restriction - due the module choice, and render using tables.

The good thing is that we're getting closer to better solutions - but that would be expected since it's been an ongoing question for that last several months.

There are some CSS based only skins around, but they do restrict you on what you do - as you have pointed out. You can also modify the core modules yourself, as others have done to remove the tables, but I can't give you advice on that area at this stage.

Nina Meiers

That was an interesting post - but what concerns me is this - Site Owners are responsible for their site, not the developers or software.

Doesn't that rule out using something like DNN - afterall you're completely reliant on the framework and that will never change, so you'll never be compliant... I hadn't read anything like this before so that's why I'm asking.. (not attacking  just asking ) 

There are elements commented here that can be fixed through minor changes, but to be honest, if you want the full use of DNN, and it uses tables or structure that isn't compliant, then you will have to remove them from the build - eg.delete the modules, so you basically are left with very few of the modules in the build.

I am currently working in depth with an education department, and we are rolling out some sites in stages, initially to bring over to DNN since they are thrilled with the functionality and administration side of things, but there have been concerns and question about accessibility and compatibility and comliancy - which seem to be very different depending on who you're talking to at the time.  What was interesting to note is that they are willing to turn out the sites, let us evaluate, then revisit and further refine - it may require some modifications, but we are now confident that at long last, we're seeing the possiblities of some really big changes as we work through live scenarios with companies who are willing to take changes in steps, rather than some instances I've seen where we are almost held to ransom because it's not perfect. 

In a nutshell I think there is plenty of room in this area to grow and once we see some good solid examples which have some documentation and 'how to do it' processes, we're going to see some enormous growth in the next 12 - 18 months.

Maybe not tomorrow, but as I said - we are so much closer now than ever, and when I look at how dnn was 4  years ago it is proving to be some very interesting times coming up.

I hope this gives you some insight and  I would be very interested in comments on how you handle that first point I raised.

Thanks for your post.

Nina Meiers