communication between developers and 'Non-technical folk'

Ian,

in support of the proposal regarding twenty percent of W3C time, can I  
draw your attention to this well reasoned blog on the need for  
communication between developers and 'Non-technical folk'  by Chris  
Heilmann a well known accessibility advocate from Yahoo?

http://scriptingenabled.org/2008/07/the-biggest-barrier-to-accessibility-and-inclusive-design-is-us/

regards



Jonathan Chetwynd

j.chetwynd@btinternet.com
http://www.openicon.org/

+44 (0) 20 7978 1764


On 18 Jul 2008, at 11:53, Jonathan Chetwynd wrote:

> Ian,
>
> I would like to propose that Working Group Charters** require  
> participants including staff and members to devote at least twenty  
> percent of their W3C time to enabling people with low literacy to  
> participate in the web. This time should be shared equally between  
> enabling exploring and authoring.
>
> This requirement is in respect of the stated objectives of W3C to  
> enable all people to communicate on the web and in recognition that  
> approximately twenty percent of the population are illiterate.
>
> regards
>
>
> Jonathan Chetwynd
>
> j.chetwynd@btinternet.com
> http://www.openicon.org/
>
> +44 (0) 20 7978 1764
>
>
>
> **Members of working groups are interpreting the current charters to  
> prevent discussion of whether their charter is actually meeting the  
> needs of end-users.
> I have personal experience of this in respect of public lists and or  
> phone conferences for WAI, SVG and CSS groups
>
> David Woolley expresses a similar concern here:
> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ig/2008JulSep/0013.html
>
>
>