RE: Proposal to structure new eGov IG

> -----Original Message-----
> From: public-egov-ig-request@w3.org 
> [mailto:public-egov-ig-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Gannon Dick
> Sent: Monday, 20 December 2010 1:17 PM
> To: W3C eGov IG
> Subject: RE: Proposal to structure new eGov IG
> 

> > * could someone explain the reason to single out 
> accessibility as an 
> > eGov focus? I've been a huge accessibility advocate since 
> long before 
> > it was fashionable and I understand that government 
> information *must* 
> > be published accessibly, but surely this is a given and there are 
> > plenty of general accessibility resources available that do 
> this job? 
> > What am I missing about eGov?
> 
> I do think eGov is a special case.  The reason is that, 
> absent Commercial intents, links can traverse levels of 
> Government in a much more straight forward manner.  For 
> example [1].  This is a text click map of Tasmania, based on 
> 1216.0 - Australian Standard Geographical Classification 
> (ASGC), July 2010.  This example is a template for how 
> communities might join together to provide local services 
> without referencing the classification system underneath.  
> Note that the 9 digit identifiers are available, but not 
> necessary for navigation.  I'm sure the local names are much 
> more familiar, to the local communities at least.
> 
> --Gannon
> 
> [1] http://www.rustprivacy.org/sun/spookville/au-tas/au-tas.xml 
> 

Gannon, respectfully, I don't see a map here and I understand almost nothing of what you are saying. Could you phrase it another way perhaps?

Is the prominence of identifiers or classifications systems in the UI really an accessibility issue?

Cheers

Received on Monday, 20 December 2010 03:53:34 UTC