- From: Gian Sampson-Wild <gian@tkh.com.au>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:57:03 +1000
- To: "'Loretta Guarino Reid'" <lorettaguarino@google.com>
- Cc: <public-comments-WCAG20@w3.org>
---------------------------------------------------------- Comment 31: Source: http://www.w3.org/mid/000901c69538$2e394450$f4c9b23a@tkhcomputer (Issue ID: LC-1052) 2.4.5: This should be at Level 1. Descriptions, headings, labels etc are very important for both people who use screen readers and people with cognitive disabilities. Equivalent checkpoints in WCAG 1.0 are at Level AA Proposed Change: Move to Level 1 ---------------------------- Response from Working Group: ---------------------------- We have added "descriptive" to SC 2.4.2 (formerly 2.4.3) and moved it to level A. SC 2.4.6 (formerly 2.4.5) has been moved to Level AA. It addresses descriptive headings and labels, which may need to be understood in context. While headings may not have sufficient descriptive power in isolation, when viewed in the context of a structured document, they do have sufficient descriptive power. ---------------------------- Response from GSW: ---------------------------- I still believe headings and labels should be at Level 1. How is a screen reader user going to understand what to input into a field if it doesn't include a label? Due to most screen readers' users reliance on headings to navigate through a page, putting this at Level A is important.
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