- From: Andrew Kirkpatrick <akirkpat@adobe.com>
- Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2015 22:16:34 +0000
- To: Sailesh Panchang <spanchang02@yahoo.com>, "public-comments-wcag20@w3.org" <public-comments-wcag20@w3.org>
Sailesh just reminded me that I’m backwards in thinking that he was thinking backwards. It would be correct to say that 5:1 is a “tougher” requirement than 4.5:1. Thanks for setting me straight... Thanks, AWK Andrew Kirkpatrick Group Product Manager, Accessibility Adobe akirkpat@adobe.com http://twitter.com/awkawk http://blogs.adobe.com/accessibility On 10/7/15, 13:43, "Sailesh Panchang" <spanchang02@yahoo.com> wrote: >With reference to https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/wiki/WCAG_Extensions_Framework >1. Consider incorporating these statements right before the sentence beginning with ,"The underlying goal of each extension is...": > >A WCAG2 Eextension is a vehicle for defining accessibility requirements over and above what is contained in the normative part of WCAG 2.0; in other words an extension extends a certain part of WCAG 2.0 without actually changing WCAG 2.0. >Once an extension becomes a W3C recommendation, authors may choose to make their Web content conform with this extension too in addition to the minimum conformance at the desired WCAG 2.0 level. > >2. With regard to, " Extension specifications are expected to offer modifications to existing WCAG 2.0 success criteria" >Clarify the above with an example like: >Although SC 1.4.3 AA requires a minimum ratio of 4.5 to 1, an extension requirement at Level AA may say the minimum is 5 to 1. >Or, an extension may bump up 2.4.7 Level AA to Level A. >(These are mere examples to further the understanding of an extension's purpose). > >Just my thoughts. > >Regards, >Sailesh Panchang > > >
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