Re: Proposal for Requirements - Introductory paragraph on Scope

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On 26/04/2019 17:58, Jeanne Spellman wrote:
> Github and I are not getting along today, and I fear that this proposal 
> won't be available in Github in time for the meeting.
> 
> We were asked to add a paragraph to the Introduction clarifying the 
> Scope of Silver.  Here's what I propose:
> 
> 
>       1.1 Scope
> 
> Silver will have a broader scope than WCAG 2.0 and 2.1. The Web Content 
> Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are scoped to Web and to Content. Silver 
> is being deliberately designed to be able to include:
> 
>   * *Disability Needs*: An improved measurement and conformance
>     structure that includes guidance for a broad range of disabilities.
>     This includes particular attention to the needs of low vision and
>     cognitive accessibility, whose needs don't tend to fit the
>     true/false statement success criteria of WCAG 2.x.
>   * *Emerging Technologies*: Flexibility to include emerging
>     technologies, such as Virtual Reality (VR) and Voice Assistants
>   * *Support for the Technologies that Impact Accessibility*: Advice for
>     all levels of the accessibility technology stack who wish to support
>     the Silver core Guidelines including:
>       o *web content*, which will be migrated from WCAG 2.x
>       o *authoring tools*, such as content management systems
>       o *user agents*, such as browsers, media players
>       o *software and web applications*, including mobile apps
>       o *assistive technologies*, such as screen readers, screen
>         magnifiers, and assistants for memory, organizational, or
>         simplification
>       o *operating systems* and other platforms who may want advice for
>         features to better support people with disabilities
> 
> The current project design does not intend to write separate 
> specifications or normative requirements for the technology stack. The 
> goal is to provide information that technology venders can choose to use 
> to improve the accessibility of their products.
> 

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