RE: Validity as a technique

> Yep.  I proposed to delete the requirement for validity 
> from the guidelines and instead list it as a technique 
> for the success criteria that deal with things that can 
> be programmatically determined.

> What do you think about talking about validity in the 
> techniques instead?

FWIW, this seems to me to be essentially were we are with validity and WCAG1.  That is, this proposal is far too weak.  But I suppose that depends what happens with Guideline 4.1: Use technologies according to specification.

> I agree with you that validity is a great factor in 
> making sure things can be programmatically determined 

Not merely a great factor, but explicitly necessary.

> which is why I want to include it in the techniques 
> for all these success criteria.

That is not good enough.

> I don't see why it is necessary to put it in the 
> guidelines as well. 

Clearly, but you would be mistaken about that.

Yvette, do you imagine your proposal as being compatible with removing validity as a Level 2 (or 3) success criteria?