Re: Question about applicability of authoring tool requirements

Thanks Jonathan for the confirmation

Sailesh. ...Sent from my iPhone

> On Sep 12, 2019, at 3:19 PM, Jonathan Avila <jon.avila@levelaccess.com> wrote:
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> From a 508 perspective authored content is anything sharable with another person including creation of video content.   I take this to include forum posts, editors, wiki's, site creation tools, software that exports video, whiteboards, and tools that create documents, etc.
> 
> Jonathan
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> From: Sailesh Panchang <sailesh.panchang@deque.com> 
> Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2019 2:58 PM
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> Subject: Question about applicability of authoring tool requirements
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> Hello All,
> I believe authoring tool requirements of S508 Chapter 5 do apply to SharePoint apps or bug tracking apps or pages that permit one to add comments / pictures.
> These In a sense have authoring tool features, sometimes, including
> ability to save in a different format,   but the application  or page
> may not be typically be regarded as an "authoring tool application"
> and individuals who  add / edit content may not see themselves as authors.
> So I am just doing a rethink:  are these "authoring tools" for S508 purpose?
> Thanks,
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> Sailesh Panchang
> Principal Accessibility Consultant
> Deque Systems Inc
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