SC 1.4.5 unclear

I really could not understand  the significance of " When the accessibility
supported technologies being used can achieve the visual presentation," for
the SC 1.4.5 and believe the drafting of the entire SC and the list items in
the exceptions can be improved. I had to refer to the "Understanding" and
"How to" docs to grasp the intent of the SC. So here is an alternative draft
for 1.4.5 for your consideration:
 <draft starts> 
Information should be conveyed by text and not via an image of the text
especially When the accessibility-supported technology in use is capable of
generating ( or can be configured to generate) various visual presentations.

Except where:
- The image of the text can be visually customized by the user to meet
viewing preferences;
- It is necessary to preserve a particular presentation of text for the
content.
</draft ends>
	
Sailesh Panchang
Senior Accessibility Engineer
Deque Systems Inc. (www.deque.com)
11130 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite #140,
Reston VA 20191
Phone: 703-225-0380 (ext 105)
E-mail: sailesh.panchang@deque.com

Received on Tuesday, 29 January 2008 18:55:26 UTC