- From: Marcos Caceres <marcosscaceres@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 21:31:58 +1000
- To: "Arthur Barstow" <art.barstow@nokia.com>
- Cc: "Sally Cain" <sally.cain@rnib.org.uk>, "Steven Faulkner" <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>, "Cynthia Shelly" <cyns@exchange.microsoft.com>, wai-xtech@w3.org, public-webapps <public-webapps@w3.org>
Art, Sally, Steve, All On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 9:07 PM, Arthur Barstow <art.barstow@nokia.com> wrote: > Sally, Steve, All > > FYI, Cynthia Shelly [CS] submitted comments that are similar to the ones you > submitted regarding requirement #37 [37] of the Widgets Requirement LC WD > [LC]. > > Both Marcos [MC] and I [AB] replied to Cynthia's comments. We agree the > wording in sentences #2 and #3 needs work and the tentative resolution is to > replace this requirement with text like: > > [[ > A conforming specification must specify that the language used to declare > the user interface of a widget be either HTML or a language that is > accessible as defined by [WCAG-2]. > ]] > The text as it stands today is as follows. I have not had a chance to fully address everyone's feedback on this thread yet but will do so by the end of the week. Please feel free to comment on the current text. -- R37. Language Accessibility A conforming specification MUST specify that the language used to declare the user interface of a widget be either HTML or a language that is accessible at the various levels specified by the WCAG 2.0 (perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust): specifically, the language MUST provide keyboard access to interactive graphical elements, and provide means to access the widget's functionality through a non-graphical UI. The user interface language MUST also be accessible to screen readers, allowing relevant sections of text and functionality to be accessed by non-visual means. Motivation: Compatibility with other standards, current development practice or industry best-practices, ease of use, accessibility. Rationale: To recommend a language, or a set of languages, that will allow authors to realize their designs, while at the same time remaining accessible to screen readers and similar assistive technologies. -- Kind regards, Marcos -- Marcos Caceres http://datadriven.com.au
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