Re: EOWG's replies to WCAG WG resolutions of EOWG comments on May 2007 Draft of WCAG 2.0

We modified the wording in the Conformance section to address this issue.

Regards,

Loretta Guarino Reid, WCAG WG Co-Chair
Gregg Vanderheiden, WCAG WG Co-Chair
Michael Cooper, WCAG WG Staff Contact

On behalf of the WCAG Working Group

> >----------------------------------------------------------
> >Comment 3: accessibility-supported technologies
> >Source:
> >http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-comments-wcag20/2007Jun/0408.html
> >(Issue ID: 2273)
> >----------------------------
> >Original Comment:
> >----------------------------
> >
> >1. [conformance section] EOWG feels that the goal for the section on
> >accessibility supported technologies should be that the average developer
> >should be able to read the section and understand the concept; understand
> >the importance of the concept; and understand that one should be able to go
> >to a list of accessibility supported technologies.
> >
> >---------------------------------------------
> >Response from Working Group:
> >---------------------------------------------
> >
> >The new language should be closer to this goal.  This is technical
> >though and difficult to make clear.  If there are specific suggestions
> >for wording, please forward for consideration.
>
> EOWG reply on Comment 3 accessibility-supported technologies:
> It looks like most of this has been moved to Understanding; which some in EOWG strongly support. We may have additional comments on the wording in Understanding later.
>
> One minor thing we note in the WCAG 2.0 document: The first part of the Conformance section still says, "This section...  It also explains what it means for Web content technologies to be accessibility-supported..." -- while it is mentioned here, it is really explained in Understanding now.
>

Received on Tuesday, 11 December 2007 23:58:35 UTC