Kynn, Thanks for bringing this up (and for your comprehensive data breakdown). It does seem that the Section 508 guidelines are targeted especially towards access for users with visual disabilities. A clear sign of this is the Access Board's guide to Section 508 - http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/guide/1194.22.htm - which in most places equates accessibility with accessibility for screen reader users. For example, see the Scripts section - http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/guide/1194.22.htm#(l) - which gives advice contrary to the WCAG's HTML Techniques recommendations - http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10-HTML-TECHS/#directly-accessible-scripts - regarding event handling. Best, --tyler Kynn Bartlett wrote: > Section 508 seems to have mostly adopted the requirements for visual > disabilities from WCAG "single-A", but falls behind on cognitive > limtations. This is mostly attributable to the fact that WCAG 1.0's > "use clearest and simplest language" checkpoint which does not have an > equivalent in 508. Some progress seems to have been made for low dexterity > but that is a bit misleading since keyboard access is not explicitly > required in 508. -- Tyler Kendall Web Accessibility Specialist North Carolina State University Voice: 919-513-4087 Fax: 919-513-1893 Email: tyler_kendall@ncsu.eduReceived on Friday, 24 August 2001 09:14:14 GMT
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