Re: Please review: Updated draft of conformance section for next draft

On Wednesday, June 11, 2003, at 11:54  PM, Roberto Scano - IWA/HWG 
wrote:

> Hum.... i think if we "adapt" the WCAG to the 508, for the same we 
> need to
> adapt the WCAG to all the local countries normative but - as had said 
> during
> a meeting in Venice Daniel Dardailler - local government 
> representative must
> be involved in the working group and the WCAG must be "the document".

I don't propose adapting WCAG to 508. But WCAG 2 is working on what 508 
is missing: objective, testable requirements that authors can use. If 
we can produce a document that lets people say with confidence that 
they did 508, I consider that a step forward.

This would be a step toward harmonizing Web development processes by 
pointing out that if you learn accessibility with WCAG, you can design 
content that conforms to a range of existing policies. Presently, one 
of the most common questions I get is "should I do 508 or WCAG?", and I 
don't want to have to hear that anymore.

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