RE: Proposal: reincorporate multiplexer into main doc

I think you are absolutely correct.

I also think that it will make WAI look like it has its act together.

Also, if you get done early - we can use your help on evaluating and
polishing WCAG. 

 
Gregg

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Gregg C Vanderheiden Ph.D. 
Professor - Ind. Engr. & BioMed Engr.
Director - Trace R & D Center 
University of Wisconsin-Madison 


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Subject: Proposal: reincorporate multiplexer into main doc


Hi all,

Jan and I have been discussing how to deal with the WCAG 1/2 ambiguity. 
At the last f2f, we had the idea of a multiplexer document that would be 
a second Recommendation, and would point to WCAG 1 for conformance until 
WCAG 2 came out, at which point it would be updated.

We agreed that this is probably not really the best way to go about 
things, due to the complexity it would cause us and the readers of the 
spec. So I'd like to propose the following:

1) Bring the contents of this multiplexer document back into ATAG 2 proper;
2) Hold ATAG 2 at Proposed Recommendation status until WCAG 2 is at the 
same level;
3) Work on the WCAG 2 conformance requirements when it is complete; and
4) Release WCAG 2 and ATAG 2 simultaneously.

The benefits of this approach are that we will only offer one target 
document, and no complicating directions coming from elsewhere; and that 
maintenance work on the document itself will be zero once it goes to 
Recommendation. Additionally, should WCAG 2 zig when we expected it to 
zag, we will be prepared to update our document to adequately reflect 
that. (However, should WCAG in fact XAG, then we have a whole different 
problem. Ha ha ha. Sorry, just a little WAI humor.)

The drawback would be that we will then be tied to WCAG 2's development 
schedule. However, this is minor. Proposed Rec is usually a stable 
enough status that developers of authoring tools will be prepared to 
work toward it. Additionally, I believe that ATAG 2 would receive much 
more attention, and be better connected to WCAG 2 long term, if they are 
released and promoted together at Recommendation. This has been done 
with other specs, most recently RDF and OWL, with success.

Thoughts? Concerns?

-
m

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