RE: My action on comment LC-2665

I’m not so sure I’d be willing to provide a letter that has the tone of a
disclaimer. I think the disclaimer is helpful to our front matter, but not
so much as a response to an comment that basically lists 45 things that it
presents as not covered, when many of these items are covered quite well...
I don’t want to give the public impression these things are not covered in
WCAG when in fact many are:

 

How about a hybrid like this... 

 

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We agree that these are important.  Most of these involve information that
is provided to viewers.  The WCAG guidelines individually and collectively
require that all information that is presented be available in different
forms directly, or through AT. Many if the items in this list would appear
to be covered. 

 

Closed systems or closed functionality would not be covered.  As a result,
we are going to have a specific section in the introduction that discusses
closed functionality and how to handle them since "programmatic
determinability" won't work if assistive technologies cannot be used.

 

This document provides informative guidance with regard to the
interpretation and application of WCAG 2.0 to non-Web documents and
software. WCAG is a standard for Web content accessibility, and it does not
deal with such things as hardware aspects of products, closed products and
requirements for non-user interface aspects of platforms, nor individual
components. 

 

For this reason, this document is not sufficient by itself to ensure
accessibility in non-Web documents and software. Addressing accessibility
for non-Web documents and software may involve provisions beyond those
included in this document. Authors and developers are encouraged to seek
relevant advice about current best practices to ensure that non-Web
documents and software are accessible, as far as possible, to people with
disabilities.

 

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Cheers

David MacDonald

 

CanAdapt Solutions Inc.

  Adapting the web to all users

            Including those with disabilities

 <http://www.can-adapt.com/> www.Can-Adapt.com

 

From: Loïc Martínez Normand [mailto:loic@fi.upm.es] 
Sent: January-14-13 6:01 PM
To: public-wcag2ict-tf@w3.org
Subject: My action on comment LC-2665

 

Dear all,

 

I've completed my action to write a new proposed resolution for comment
LC-2665. The new text has been uploaded into the comment tracker system
(https://www.w3.org/2006/02/lc-comments-tracker/35422/WD-wcag2ict-20120727/2
665), and is also copied here for your convenience:

 

[Start of resolution]

This document provides informative guidance with regard to the
interpretation and application of WCAG 2.0 to non-Web documents and
software. WCAG is a standard for Web content accessibility, and it does not
deal with such things as hardware aspects of products, closed products and
requirements for non-user interface aspects of platforms, nor individual
components. 

 

For this reason, this document is not sufficient by itself to ensure
accessibility in non-Web documents and software. Addressing accessibility
for non-Web documents and software may involve provisions beyond those
included in this document. Authors and developers are encouraged to seek
relevant advice about current best practices to ensure that non-Web
documents and software are accessible, as far as possible, to people with
disabilities.

[End of resolution]

 

Best regards,

Loïc




 

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Loïc Martínez-Normand
DLSIIS. Facultad de Informática
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Campus de Montegancedo
28660 Boadilla del Monte
Madrid
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