- From: Ben Caldwell <caldwell@trace.wisc.edu>
- Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 11:49:40 -0600
- To: <wai-eo-editors@w3.org>
Forwarding public comments related to http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/wcag20/. -----Original Message----- From: public-comments-wcag20-request@w3.org [mailto:public-comments-wcag20-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of david poehlman Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 12:06 PM To: public-comments-wcag20@w3.org Subject: editorial comment on current public draft: found at: starting uri: http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/wcag20> of the nature of the W3C specification development process, WAI cannot be certain when the final version of WCAG 2.0 will be available. Therefore, WCAG 1.0 will remain the latest approved version at least through the beginning of 2005. WCAG 2.0 Working Draft Documents WCAG 2.0 The main WCAG 2.0 document applies to all Web content; it is not specific to any one technology. WCAG 2.0 is organized around four design principles for Web accessibility: Content must be perceivable Interface elements in the content must be operable Content and controls must be understandable Content must be robust enough to work with current and future Web technologies Under each principle are guidelines that define how the principle applies in a specific area. Under each guideline are success criteria, definitions, benefits, and examples. Success criteria are testable statements to further define the guideline and to determine conformance. Techniques diagram with Generated Techniques on the top and HTML Techniques, CSS Techniques, and ...other Techniques at the bottom. lines with arrows at both ends go from the Generated Techniques at the top to the specific techniques at the bottom, and from the specific techniques back up to the Generated Techniques General Techniques for WCAG 2.0 applies to all Web content; it is not specific to any one technology. The General Techniques document provides implementation guidance, explanations, and strategies. Each technology-specific techniques document provides implementation guidance, preferred approaches, and markup examples for a specific Web technology. HTML Techniques for WCAG 2.0 CSS Techniques for WCAG 2.0 Client-side Scripting Techniques for WCAG 2.0 "(Additional technology-specific techniques will be available with future Working Drafts, such as Sever-Side Scripting, SMIL, and SVG Techniques.)" should read: of the nature of the W3C specification development process, WAI cannot be certain when the final version of WCAG 2.0 will be available. Therefore, WCAG 1.0 will remain the latest approved version at least through the beginning of 2005. WCAG 2.0 Working Draft Documents WCAG 2.0 The main WCAG 2.0 document applies to all Web content; it is not specific to any one technology. WCAG 2.0 is organized around four design principles for Web accessibility: Content must be perceivable Interface elements in the content must be operable Content and controls must be understandable Content must be robust enough to work with current and future Web technologies Under each principle are guidelines that define how the principle applies in a specific area. Under each guideline are success criteria, definitions, benefits, and examples. Success criteria are testable statements to further define the guideline and to determine conformance. Techniques diagram with Generated Techniques on the top and HTML Techniques, CSS Techniques, and ...other Techniques at the bottom. lines with arrows at both ends go from the Generated Techniques at the top to the specific techniques at the bottom, and from the specific techniques back up to the Generated Techniques General Techniques for WCAG 2.0 applies to all Web content; it is not specific to any one technology. The General Techniques document provides implementation guidance, explanations, and strategies. Each technology-specific techniques document provides implementation guidance, preferred approaches, and markup examples for a specific Web technology. HTML Techniques for WCAG 2.0 CSS Techniques for WCAG 2.0 Client-side Scripting Techniques for WCAG 2.0 "(Additional technology-specific techniques will be available with future Working Drafts, such as Server-Side Scripting, SMIL, and SVG Techniques.)" Johnnie Apple Seed
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