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Re: Definition of Accessible Content

From: Roberto Scano - IWA/HWG <rscano@iwa-italy.org>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2004 20:31:35 +0100
Message-ID: <00f301c3ef43$56a2e830$0200a8c0@iwars>
To: <karen@mardahl.dk>, <w3c-wai-au@w3.org>, "Jutta Treviranus" <jutta.treviranus@utoronto.ca>


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From: "Jutta Treviranus" <jutta.treviranus@utoronto.ca>
To: <karen@mardahl.dk>; <w3c-wai-au@w3.org>
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 8:14 PM
Subject: Re: Definition of Accessible Content



>Since our guidelines are intended in part to guide developers in 
>creating tools that result in the creation of WCAG compliant software 
>I think it is very appropriate to use WCAG terms to define 
>"accessible content." WCAG is undergoing many structural shifts but 
>the terms you are using seem to have "sticking power." If WCAG 2.0 is 
>not finalized in time perhaps we can define the terms within our 
>document.
>
>I think we probably need to state who it needs to be perceivable, 
>operable and understandable to - ie. to more than the author.

The four point in WCAG 2.0 are:
1. perceivable
2. operable
3. understandable
4. robust

So I think that we need to refer also to the point 4....
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