- From: <carol@kognitive.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 12:37:18 -0500
- To: "Charmane K. Corcoran" <corcora1@msu.edu>, public-wai-eo-site@w3.org
I disagree actually. I think that's what the about page will do for us instead. The purpose section is really so they can see if this site has what they are looking for. I don't know that most users will care who WAI is. Carol Smith carol@kognitive.com >-- Original Message -- >Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 13:18:33 -0400 >To: public-wai-eo-site@w3.org >From: "Charmane K. Corcoran" <corcora1@msu.edu> >Subject: Fwd: Re: Purpose Statement - Commentary > > >Shouldn't it answer the question what is the Web Accessibility >Initiative rather than what is this page I have landed on? It seems >we have to define the entity the website represents to provide the >context for the site. The purpose is for the site is to support the >mission of the entity so we must define the entity, contextualize the >purpose of the contents of the site. Maybe we are saying the same >thing just different words.... > >Charmane > > >>Envelope-to: corcora1@msu.edu >>X-Original-To: public-wai-eo-site@listhub.w3.org >>Delivered-To: public-wai-eo-site@listhub.w3.org >>From: "Carol at Kognitive.com" <carol@kognitive.com> >>To: <public-wai-eo-site@w3.org> >>Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 22:52:51 -0500 >>X-Priority: 3 >>Subject: Re: Purpose Statement - Commentary >>X-Archived-At: http://www.w3.org/mid/020501c42cd4$49aa8f60$7900a8c0@VAIO >>Resent-From: public-wai-eo-site@w3.org >>X-Mailing-List: <public-wai-eo-site@w3.org> archive/latest/233 >>X-Loop: public-wai-eo-site@w3.org >>Sender: public-wai-eo-site-request@w3.org >>Resent-Sender: public-wai-eo-site-request@w3.org >>List-Id: <public-wai-eo-site.w3.org> >>List-Help: <http://www.w3.org/Mail/> >>List-Unsubscribe: >><mailto:public-wai-eo-site-request@w3.org?subject=unsubscribe> >>Resent-Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 23:53:41 -0400 (EDT) >>X-Virus: None found by Clam AV >> >>Here's a brief explanation (from previous notes) to include for EOWG >>(please give feedback on this as well). I don't think my current >>version of the purpose statement has much pizzazz so maybe someone >>has a way to work that in? >> >> >>"The Purpose statement is meant to be user-centric and focused >>especially towards the newbies. It should answer the question of >>"what is this page I've landed on?". It should have some pizzazz, >>and generally align with the vision of the website." >> >>Carol >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: <mailto:carol@kognitive.com>Carol at Kognitive.com >>To: <mailto:public-wai-eo-site@w3.org>public-wai-eo-site@w3.org >>Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 9:38 PM >>Subject: WSTF: Purpose Statement - 1st round >> >>Hello again, >> >> >> >>Here is my first stab at the Purpose statement (38 words) - I look >>forward to your comments! >> >> >> >> >> >>WAI is your resource for Web accessibility. WAI includes: resources >>to help you create accessible websites; design software that >>supports production of accessible Web sites; and design accessible >>browsers in order to make the internet accessible for everyone. >> >> >> >> >>Best, >> >>Carol J. Smith >><mailto:carol@kognitive.com>carol@kognitive.com >> > > >-- > > >MSU: Advancing Knowledge. Transforming Lives. > >Libraries, Computing & Technology: Connecting People and Information > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Have a Productive Day! >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >Charmane K. Corcoran >Information & Project Principal >Michigan State University >Client Advocacy Office >316A Computer Center >East Lansing MI 48824 > >E-mail: corcora1@msu.edu >Phone: Dept. Office - 517/353-4856 > Direct/Vmail - 517/355-4500 Ext. 244 >FAX: Office: 517/355-0141 > >HmPg: http://www.msu.edu/~corcora1/
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