Response to Comment #517 from KHS

Comment #517
Document: Understanding WCAG 2.0
Submitter: Gregg Vanderheiden <GV@trace.wisc.edu>
Comment Type: editorial
Location: accessible-alternatives-level1 (Intent)

Comment:
Part of Item: Intent of SC 4.2.1
Comment Type: ED 
Comment (Including rationale for any proposed change): 

In the GL list Wendy posted the following explaination that i think would be good to add to the intent section to explain. John suggested an edit which is also included. 

Proposed Change: 

WCAG 1.0 says "If you can't avoid building stairs, build an elevator." It doesn't say anything about making the elevator easy to find or get to. SC 4.2.1 of WCAG 2.0 says, "If you can't avoid building stairs, provide an elevator at the main entrance, along with the stairs."

Status: Proposal from team to be surveyed (proposal).


Resolution:
Accept 

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1. Add to the 'Intent of this success criterion' section of SC 4.2.1 a sentence that says "The literal idea behind this success criteria is; if you can't avoid building stairs, provide an easily identifiable and noticeable alternative (at the main entrance), such as, locating an elevator in a place that is as just as available to a user as the stairs are." just before the last sentence (Note that this is.......). 

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2. Respond to Commenter: 
Thank you for reminding us to include this important distinction. The idea that "If you can't avoid building stairs, build an elevator." was in WCAG 1.0. WCAG 2.0 wants to ensure that making the elevator easy to find (or get to) is also important. SC 4.2.1 of WCAG 2.0 has been updated to include, "The literal idea behind this success criteria is; if you can't avoid building stairs, provide an easily identifiable and noticeable alternative (at the main entrance), such as, locating an elevator in a place that is as just as available to a user as the stairs are". 

Working Group Notes: [TEAMB] 

Did not find an Intent Section or any literal reference to "If you can't avoid building stairs, build an elevator" in WGAC 1.0 (http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/), but I understand that this was the IDEA.


Related Issues: 
Assigned To: Katie Haritos-Shea
Last Edited: 20060523201724

Received on Tuesday, 23 May 2006 21:31:19 UTC