- From: Melinda Morris-Black <melinda@ink.org>
- Date: Fri, 05 May 2000 12:58:33 -0500
- To: Accessibility Listserve <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Web Accessibility Subcommittee members-- Have any of you been following the latest thread on the accessibility listserve? It is getting quite heated. It is in regards to the burdensome nature of the W3C documentation. The members have been bringing up some salient points that will affect our education outreach efforts. I currently dread pointing people to the W3C guidelines, as they are very intimidating to the uninitiated. This checklist from the Section 508 site ( http://www.section508.gov/webpage.html) states: "The WAI's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines may differ from the legally-enforceable standards that the Access Board will promulgate by February 7, 2000." This reflects the decision of the Department of Justice to stray from the W3C to some degree. Their decision may stem from legal sticking points, but it reflects the movement that other groups are making toward setting their own standards. The more discussion I read on this issue, the more I think we need our own guidelines, separate from the W3C. Just my two cents. Any thoughts? -- Regards, MELINDA MORRIS-BLACK Information Architect Information Networks of Kansas FON: (785) 296-5143 PCS: (785) 550-7345 FAX: (785) 296-5563 melinda@ink.org
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