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[[Accessibility]] of web pages by those with physical, eyesight or other disabilities is not only a good idea considering the ubiquity and importance of the web in modern society, but is also mandated by law. In the U.S., the [[Americans with Disabilities Act]] and in the UK, the [[Disability Discrimination Act]] place requirement on web sites operated by publicly funded organizations. In many other countries similar laws either already exist or soon will.<ref name="RefactoringHtml"/> [[Web Content Accessibility Guidelines|Making pages accessible]] is more complex than just making them valid; that is a prerequisite but there are many other factors to be considered.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/|title=Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0|publisher=W3.org|year=2008|access-date=2013-10-23}}</ref> Good web design, whether done using a WYSIWYG tool or not needs to take account of these too.
Whatever software tools are used to design, create and maintain web pages, the quality of the underlying HTML is dependent on the skill of the person who works on the page. Some knowledge of HTML, CSS and other scripting languages as well as a familiarity with the current W3C recommendations in these areas will help any designer produce better web pages, with a WYSIWYG ([https://jsfeed.io/ HTML editor] and without.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/Guide/ |title=Dave Raggett's Introduction to HTML |publisher=W3.org |date=2005-05-24 |access-date=2013-10-23}}</ref>
==See also==
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