Re: [Text] Meta Generator CP Summary

Hi janina,
looks good, apolgies I cannot make it to the telecon today.

regards
steve

On 24 January 2012 15:25, Janina Sajka <janina@rednote.net> wrote:

> Below is a suggested new Summary section for Steve's Meta Generator CP at:
>
>
> http://www.w3.org/html/wg/wiki/ChangeProposal/meta_name%3Dgenerator_does_not_make_missing_alt_conforming
>
> I presume we can discuss this/others on the Text telecon later today.
>
> <begin>
>
> This Change Proposal provides new evidence showing how authors can, and do
> directly hand-edit content in all commonly used Content Management Systems
> (CMS). Since author editing can bring content into conformance with WCAG,
> or
> take it out of conformance with WCAG, there is simply no corelation to
> justify
> a blanket exemption from the WCAG requirement for alternative text markup
> on
> images for CMS managed content. The two are orthagonal to one another. In
> particular we show that CMS does not prevent WCAG conformance
> in CMS managed content.
>
> <end>
>
> Janina
>
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