- From: <joshue.oconnor@cfit.ie>
- Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2013 12:59:47 +0000
- To: Susan Verhoef <susan.verhoef@co.travis.tx.us>
- Cc: public-comments-wcag20@w3.org
Dear Susan Verhoef , The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Working Group has reviewed the comments you sent [1] on the Last Call Working Draft [2] of the Techniques for WCAG 2.0 published on 5 Sep 2013. Thank you for having taken the time to review the document and to send us comments! The Working Group's response to your comment is included below. Please review it carefully and let us know by email at public-comments-wcag20@w3.org if you agree with it or not before 15 November 2013. In case of disagreement, you are requested to provide a specific solution for or a path to a consensus with the Working Group. If such a consensus cannot be achieved, you will be given the opportunity to raise a formal objection which will then be reviewed by the Director during the transition of this document to the next stage in the W3C Recommendation Track. Thanks, For the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Working Group, Michael Cooper W3C Staff Contact 1. http://www.w3.org/mid/E1SeuNK-0008J0-90@nelson.w3.org 2. http://www.w3.org/TR/2013/NOTE-WCAG20-TECHS-20130905/ ===== Your comment on : > Submitter's Name: Susan Verhoef > Submitter's Email: susan.verhoef@co.travis.tx.us > > Technique ID: UNKNOWN > Short Name: providing descriptive link text in spacer gif alt tag > Technique Category: HTML and XHTML Techniques > Success Criterion Reference: UNKNOWN > > Applicability: > Use with link text which is not sufficiently descriptive > > UA Issues: > This technique will ALWAYS work > > Description: > The object of this technique is to provide meaningful text when the text > itself is not meaningful. There are times when a client insists upon a > "click here" link, or a "more..." link. We use this > technique to allow screenreaders to provide meaningful text to users. > > Example 1 Head: Using image alt text with links > Example 1 Description: > <a href="..."><img border=0 > src="spacer.gif" alt="Passport Application Information > " />More...</a> > > Screenreaders can ignore the title attribute. Different browsers deal > with the css attributes "visibility" and "display" > differently. This technique ensures that no matter what changes and > modifications happen with css and html our links will always provide > meaningful text. > > This technique will NEVER FAIL. > > > > Related Techniques: > G53 > > Test Procedure: > add the single pixel gif at the beginning of the link text. > > We actually have a server-side vbscript function included in our script > file to cut down on the drudgery. > > <% > dim altText > Function writealttext(altText) > response.write("<img > src='/common/images/spacer.gif' border=0 alt='" > & altText & "' />") > End Function > %> > > Now you simply write on the page: > <a href="..."><%writealttext("Passport > Application Information ")%>More...</a> > > Expected Result: > The screen reader will read the text. > > Test File 1: > http://www.traviscountytx.gov/commissioners_court/agendas/2012/06/ssi/120612.asp > > Test File 1 Pass/Fail: pass > > Additional Notes: > I work for the government and we cannot override the dictates of elected > officials. Some let us adapt their copy for the web, but many do not. > Much as I like plain language and lean text, I do not have the power to > impose these standards on my clients, so the meaningful text maybe > nowhere near the link text. > > This technique is impervious to ill-conceived stylesheet edits or > deprecated css/html methods. > > No guidelines reference was submitted! > No example 2 header was submitted! > No example 2 description was submitted! > No resource 1 title submitted! > No resource 1 URI submitted! > No resource 2 title submitted! > No resource 2 URI submitted! > No test file 2 was submitted! > No test file 2 pass/fail was submitted! > > > ------------------------------------------------ > > <technique id="UNKNOWN"> > <short-name>providing descriptive link text in spacer gif alt > tag</short-name> > <applies-to> > <guideline idref="" /> > <success-criterion idref="UNKNOWN" /> > </applies-to> > > <applicability> > Use with link text which is not sufficiently descriptive > </applicability> > <ua_issues> > This technique will ALWAYS work > </ua_issues> > <description> > The object of this technique is to provide meaningful text when the text > itself is not meaningful. There are times when a client insists upon a > "click here" link, or a "more..." link. We use this > technique to allow screenreaders to provide meaningful text to users. > </description> > > <examples> > <ex_head_1> > Using image alt text with links > </ex_head_1> > <ex_desc_1> > <a href="..."><img border=0 src="spacer.gif" > alt="Passport Application Information " />More...</a> > > Screenreaders can ignore the title attribute. Different browsers deal > with the css attributes "visibility" and "display" > differently. This technique ensures that no matter what changes and > modifications happen with css and html our links will always provide > meaningful text. > > This technique will NEVER FAIL. > > > </ex_desc_1> > <ex_head_2> > > </ex_head_2> > <ex_desc_2> > > </ex_desc_2> > </examples> > > <resources> > <resources_title1> > > </resources_title1> > <resource_uri1> > > </resource_uri1> > <resources_title2> > > </resources_title2> > <resource_uri2> > > </resource_uri2> > </resources> > > <related_techniques> > <related_technique> > G53 > </related_technique> > </related_techniques> > > <tests> > <procedure> > add the single pixel gif at the beginning of the link text. > > We actually have a server-side vbscript function included in our script > file to cut down on the drudgery. > > <% > dim altText > Function writealttext(altText) > response.write("<img > src='/common/images/spacer.gif' border=0 alt='" > & altText & "' />") > End Function > %> > > Now you simply write on the page: > <a href="..."><%writealttext("Passport Application > Information ")%>More...</a> > </procedure> > <expected_result> > The screen reader will read the text. > </expected_result> > <test_file_1> > http://www.traviscountytx.gov/commissioners_court/agendas/2012/06/ssi/120612.asp > </test_file_1> > <pass_fail_1> > pass > </pass_fail_1> > <test_file_2> > > </test_file_2> > <pass_fail_2> > > </pass_fail_2> > </tests> > > </technique> > > Additional Notes: > > I work for the government and we cannot override the dictates of elected > officials. Some let us adapt their copy for the web, but many do not. > Much as I like plain language and lean text, I do not have the power to > impose these standards on my clients, so the meaningful text maybe > nowhere near the link text. > > This technique is impervious to ill-conceived stylesheet edits or > deprecated css/html methods. Working Group Resolution (LC-2858): Many thanks for your submitted technique, it is appreciated. The working group has reviewed it and found that it isn't sufficient as a technique. This is for a couple of reasons: 1) aria-label may be a better solution to this problem. 2) The group felt that while this technique works currently it is relying on the overloading of information in other elements in order to convey information that can be delivered via other means. As a result the group does not want to codify this as a method of satisfying the success criteria. 3) The group generally doesn't use language such as "This technique will ALWAYS work" and "This technique will NEVER FAIL." Please feel free to resubmit an updated technique. -- Joshue O Connor/Andrew Kirkpatrick WCAG working group co-chairs [1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-wcag2-techs/2012Jun/0002.html ----
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