- From: Patrick H. Lauke <redux@splintered.co.uk>
- Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 17:50:12 +0100
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Kurt_Mattes@bankone.com wrote: > I fully understand the desire for simplified language - benefits go > beyond accessibility for people with disabilities > > However, there is the law of many countries that require certain > agreements to be written with specific language That's why in WCAG1.0 it says "14.1 Use the clearest and simplest language appropriate for a site's content." Notice the last part of that sentence. If there is a legal requirement for certain ways of wording things, then of course it would not be appropriate to simplify it further. P _____________________________________________________ re·dux (adj.): brought back; returned. used postpositively [latin : re-, re- + dux, leader; see duke.] www.splintered.co.uk | www.photographia.co.uk http://redux.deviantart.com
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