- From: Loretta Guarino Reid <lorettaguarino@google.com>
- Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:07:53 -0700
- To: makoto.ueki@gmail.com
- Cc: public-comments-wcag20@w3.org
> > > Name: Makoto Ueki > Email: makoto.ueki@gmail.com > Affiliation: JIS Working Group > Document: W2 > Item Number: Guideline 1.1: Provide text alternatives for any non-text content... > Part of Item: > Comment Type: editorial > Summary of Issue: What is "symbols"? > Comment (Including rationale for any proposed change): > We need clarification on what "symbols" means. Does it mean graphic symbols for people with developmental disorders and speech comprehension difficulties? Or does it imply more than it? > > Proposed Change: > Hard to translate. Add the explanation to the Glossary. > ================================ Response from the Working Group ================================ Symbols could apply to 'anything that represents something else' See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbol . It is not limited to graphic symbols for people with developmental disorders and speech comprehension difficulties. Loretta Guarino Reid, WCAG WG Co-Chair Gregg Vanderheiden, WCAG WG Co-Chair Michael Cooper, WCAG WG Staff Contact On behalf of the WCAG Working Group
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