- From: Becky Gibson <Becky_Gibson@notesdev.ibm.com>
- Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 11:52:34 -0400
- To: public-wcag-teamc@w3.org
Regarding comment #763 [1] about the example in the failure technique,
F26: Failure of SC 1.3.5 due to using a non-text mark alone to convey
information [2].
The current example is:
An instant messaging application uses two simple glyphs to indicate a
person's instant messaging status. A check mark indicates that a person is
on-line and available. An "x" character indicates that a person is not
available. An assistive technology user could not determine a person's
instant messaging status.
I propose changing the example to:
A shopping cart uses two simple glyphs to indicate whether an item is
available for immediate shipment. A check mark indicates that the item is
in stock and ready to ship. An "x" character indicates that the item is
currently on back order and not available for immediate shipment. An
assistive technology user could not determine the status of the current
item.
I have made the following proposal in the database and updated the status
to pending.
[1] http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/WCAG20/issue-tracking/viewdata_all.php#763
[2] http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/#F26
Becky Gibson
Web Accessibility Architect
IBM Emerging Internet Technologies
5 Technology Park Drive
Westford, MA 01886
Voice: 978 399-6101; t/l 333-6101
Email: gibsonb@us.ibm.com
Received on Monday, 19 June 2006 15:52:50 UTC