- From: Andrew Arch <andrew@w3.org>
- Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 22:30:13 +0100
- To: Loretta Guarino Reid <lorettaguarino@google.com>
- CC: public-comments-wcag20@w3.org
Hello Loretta, This response is satisfactory. Andrew Loretta Guarino Reid wrote: > On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 9:22 AM, WCAG 2.0 Comment Form <nobody@w3.org> wrote: >> >> Name: Andrew Arch >> Email: andrew@w3.org >> Affiliation: W3C >> Document: TD >> Item Number: G14 >> Part of Item: Examples >> Comment Type: technical >> Summary of Issue: inconsitency with G122 >> Comment (Including rationale for any proposed change): >> I was looking at WCAG 2.0 forms techniques to see what might apply to older users - went to two different techniques places and found different suggestions in the examples: >> >> >> >> http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/WD-WCAG20-TECHS-20080430/G14.html >> >> Example 4 recommends an "*" for required fields >> >> >> >> http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/WD-WCAG20-TECHS-20080430/G122.html >> >> Example 1 illustrates the better practice of using words (albeit an abbreviation) and recommends "(req)" for required fields >> >> >> >> The literature is reporting that older users often have difficulty with the "*" solution (as do/did WindowsEyes users and also others with low-vision). Also, better than "(req)" is "(required)" for required fields - no one should be confused then. >> >> Proposed Change: >> Both examples should preferably use "(required)", in addition to colour, to indicate mandatory fields. >> >> > > ================================ > Response from the Working Group > ================================ > We changed G122 as you proposed. > > The working group felt it was important to include an example that > includes the use of asterisk because we feel that it is sufficient to > meet the success criterion and its use is commonly understood on the > Web today. However, we added a new sufficient technique and a note to > the example in G14 to highlight ways to reduce the accessibility > challenges caused by the asterisk. > > We have added the following note to the example in G14 related to asterisks: > @@ include note from above > > We added a new sufficient technique to SC 3.3.2, "Using label elements > to indicate required form controls", where we discuss using a larger > font size for asterisks and alerting the user to its use at the start > of the form. > > > 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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