the big cities get it, at least

I subscribe to an RSS newsfeed that list web jobs in various cities across the country. I noticed that a lot of the jobs coming from NYC, SF, LA and Chicago are wanting designers who understand XHTML, and CSS, code validation, proper code structure, information architecture, and 508 compliant accessibility guidelines.

Horray! Hopefully this will trickle down to the smaller markets like where I live in the Triangle of NC. Here it seems that only the Universities put any credence into those types of skills and most everyone else wants to see a lovely looking, completely inaccessible site using photoshop slices, tables, and tons of javascript.

Can't wait until everyone else "catches on" around here...