proposal for L3SC5

At today's telecon we discussed rewording the L3SC5 as follows (emphasis 
indicates the change):
When text requires reading ability above the lower secondary education 
level, one or more of the following supplements is available:
    * A text summary that requires reading ability no higher than primary 
education level.
    * Graphical illustrations of concepts or processes that must be 
understood in order to use the content.
    * A spoken version of the text content.
John further proposes changing the first item to, "A text summary that 
requires reading ability below the lower secondary
education level" for consistency with the proposed wording for the SC 
"trigger" and eliminate the need for the definition of "upper secondary
education level."

This sounds good to me.  If there are no objections, I'll including the 
following proposals in a survey to the WCAG WG:

When text requires reading ability above the lower secondary education 
level, one or more of the following supplements is available:
    * A text summary that requires reading ability below the lower 
secondary education level
    * Graphical illustrations of concepts or processes that must be 
understood in order to use the content.
    * A spoken version of the text content.
With the following definition (as well as those for primary education 
level, supplement and education level that we agreed on during the call):
<dl>
<dt>Lower secondary education level</dt>
<dd>Typically, the two- or three-year period of education that begins after 
completion of six years of school and ends nine years after the beginning 
of primary education, according to the International Standard 
Classification of Education (UNESCO 1997); in some countries the end of 
lower secondary education coincides with the end of compulsory education.</dd>
</dl>
Source: 
http://www.unesco.org/education/information/nfsunesco/doc/isced_1997.htm
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