- From: Laura Carlson <laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2009 14:45:53 -0600
- To: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>, John Foliot <jfoliot@stanford.edu>
- Cc: Matt May <mattmay@adobe.com>, Leif Halvard Silli <xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no>, HTML Accessibility Task Force <public-html-a11y@w3.org>
Hi Ian and John, John Foliot wrote: >> It comes down to two perspectives: Universal Design versus Accommodation >> features. In a perfect world, Universal Design would solve all >> problems, as the Design would be, well, Universal. However, when >> Universal Design fails is there another way forward? The answer is via >> Accommodation features. @summary is one such Accommodation feature - it >> exists when other 'solutions' are either not viable or wanted, for >> whatever reason. Matt May and Cynthia Shelly are two senior developers >> who have specifically noted in the context of *this thread* that they >> have experienced, first hand, the tug and pull of Accessibility >> Requirements versus other Business and Aesthetic considerations, and >> they, like I, have experienced more than once the defeat of >> Accessibility enhancements (or even basic needs) to the Trump Card of >> other voices at the decision table. Having solutions such as @summary in >> the developer's toolbox provides an additional option when options are >> required - it allows for a compromise solution that you have not offered >> in any other way. Ian Hickson wrote: > I'm not arguing with the principle; I'm arguing with this > application of the principle. If I recall correctly, Ian didn't you argue the same against restoring the table headers attribute for a year and a half and yet ended up restoring @headers in the spec making it conforming? If that is correct from your perspective, what is the difference between the @headers issue [1] and the @summary issue [2]? They are both accessibility accommodations. What is the difference in applying the principle in the two cases? Thanks. Best Regards, Laura [1] http://esw.w3.org/topic/HTML/IssueTableHeaders [2] http://esw.w3.org/topic/HTML/SummaryForTABLE Laura L. Carlson
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