- From: Shadi Abou-Zahra <shadi@w3.org>
- Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2006 11:34:00 +0100
- To: Justin Thorp <justin@mycapitalweb.com>
- Cc: w3c-wai-eo@w3.org
Hi Justin, Justin Thorp wrote: > Does web technologies mean the web technologies that the evaluation tool > is made with or that the evaluation tool can check? I am assuming it is > what it can check. Good point. Let's discuss on the call. > Does the distinction of HTML vs. XHTML mean that there are evaluation > tools that just support one or the other? Yes. Some tools only support HTML and not XHTML. > I would suggest changing the list: > # Web Page (XHTML/HTML) The precise term would me "Markup" but that may be even more confusing. "Web Page" seems too fuzzy for me (doesn't the CSS and everything else belong to the page?). > The list just saying XHTML or HTML adds an extra level of cognitive > complexity for me. When I evaluate a web site for accessibility, I > don't think about evaluating the accessibility of the HTML. I think of > evaluating the web page. Good point. Seems like we need to re-look at our target audience. > In the platforms list, what about a web-based evaluation tool? Yes. It will be there called "Remote On-line Service". Best, Shadi -- Shadi Abou-Zahra Web Accessibility Specialist for Europe | Chair & Staff Contact for the Evaluation and Repair Tools WG | World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) http://www.w3.org/ | Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), http://www.w3.org/WAI/ | WAI-TIES Project, http://www.w3.org/WAI/TIES/ | Evaluation and Repair Tools WG, http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/ | 2004, Route des Lucioles - 06560, Sophia-Antipolis - France | Voice: +33(0)4 92 38 50 64 Fax: +33(0)4 92 38 78 22 |
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