RE: Your comments on WCAG 2.0 Last Call Draft of April 2006

Thank you very much.

   You have addressed my comments.

Gregg
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Gregg C Vanderheiden Ph.D.



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> Dear Gregg Vanderheiden ,
>
> Thank you for your comments on the 2006 Last Call Working
> Draft of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG
> 2.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-WCAG20-20060427/). We
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> Loretta Guarino Reid, WCAG WG Co-Chair
> Gregg Vanderheiden, WCAG WG Co-Chair
> Michael Cooper, WCAG WG Staff Contact
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> On behalf of the WCAG Working Group
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> Comment 1:
>
> Source: http://www.w3.org/mid/20060502171700.E4442BDA7@w3c4.w3.org
> (Issue ID: LC-517)
>
> Part of Item: Intent
> Comment Type: ED
> Comment (Including rationale for any proposed change):
>
> In the GL list Wendy posted the following explaination that i
> think would be good to add to the intent section to explain.
> John suggested an edit which is also included.
>
> Proposed Change:
>
> WCAG 1.0 says "If you can't avoid building stairs, build an elevator."
> It doesn't say anything about making the elevator easy to
> find or get to. SC 4.2.1 of WCAG 2.0 says, "If you can't
> avoid building stairs, provide an elevator at the main
> entrance, along with the stairs."
>
> ----------------------------
> Response from Working Group:
> ----------------------------
>
> Thank you for reminding us to include this important
> distinction. The idea that "If you can't avoid building
> stairs, build an elevator." was in WCAG 1.0. WCAG 2.0 wants
> to ensure that making the elevator easy to find (or get to)
> is also important. SC 4.2.1 of WCAG 2.0 has been updated to
> include, "The idea behind this success criterion is; "If you
> can't avoid building stairs, provide an elevator that is just
> as easily found."
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> Comment 2:
>
> Source: http://www.w3.org/mid/20060619060917.B717947BA1@mojo.w3.org
> (Issue ID: LC-821)
>
> Part of Item: Description
> Comment Type: ED
> Comment (including rationale for proposed change):
>
> the title of this technique refers to
> \"Placing a link to the transcript immediately next to the
> non-text content\"
> However, a transcript is not sufficient here. It needs to be
> a \" full multimedia text alternative including any interaction  \"
>
> Proposed Change:
>
>   Change \"transcript\" to   \" full multimedia text alternative
> including any interaction  \"
>
> ----------------------------
> Response from Working Group:
> ----------------------------
>
> The title has been revised to read, "Placing a link to the
> full text alternative for multimedia including any
> interaction immediately next to the non-text content."
>
>

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