I wouldn’t say CSS is worthless though in that it is a means of preventing developers from creating barriers to access by embedding presentational data into an otherwise accessible site. Some methods of styling and laying out a site, as you know, can destroy its accessibility.

If not for CSS we’d be offering some really plain Jane site or laying them with tables. Hat’s off to CSS.

I would disagree with you in that there is no way to make good HTML work on current web browsers without implementing CSS to allow you to have content first, etc.

That’s true. However, I’m not talking about design; that’s one of my points. Design is the process of creating potential barriers to access. Semantic and correct HTML will work flawlessly on all modern browsers - but it won’t look very interesting. It’s CSS which we’ll use to add interest and color to the design, and also to make the content appear to be in the right place, when it’s actually been placed lower or higher in sequence. CSS only controls the visual aspects of the page.

Please note that my site uses semantic XHTML and CSS with content first and there are icons under the category headings for re-sizing the font to make it larger for sight impaired viewers.