Re: ATAG 2.0 Techniques - updating techniques (A.2.1 - A.2.5)

Thanks for updating the techniques!

I find the information in the notes at the beginning of the updated 
techniques document
somewhat confusing.   Why is the AUWG publishing the techniques along with 
the Guidelines if not to consider some ways (although not the only ways) of 
demonstrable sufficiency in meeting the ATAG2.0 success criteria, as an aid 
to those seeking to comply with ATAG2.0?

(NOTE:
the WCAG WG is developing informative Guide Documents to augment the 
normative WCAG2.0 success criteria in WCAG2.0; in these Guide Documents are 
listed, for each WCAG2.0 success criterion, at least one technique deemed 
by the WCAG WG to be "sufficient" for meeting the referenced success 
criterion, in that successful accomplishment of that technique would, in 
the WCAG WG's opinion, satisfy the stated success criterion.   However, 
there may be other ways to meet the WCAG2.0 success criterion besides use 
of those techniques, and there are additional "advisory" techniques given 
to benefit accessibility, although these are not deemed "sufficient" in the 
sense mentioned previously.)

Perhaps the AUWG could take a similar approach if appropriate?   For 
example, the "strongly suggested"
techniques referenced could be considered "sufficient" in the same sense as 
WCAG WG uses the word "sufficient"?    I think that authoring tool 
accessibility may be demonstrable when implemented in technological 
components/interfaces, and the AUWG might want to give some more specific 
suggestions on testable techniques - ways- (although not the only 
techniques -ways-) that those seeking to satisfy the Authoring Tools 
success criteria might do so; otherwise, those wanting to claim conformance 
to ATAG2.0 might not have enough information to know where to start..

Thanks and best wishes
Tim Boland NIST


   At 04:46 PM 11/2/2005 -0500, you wrote:

>Hi everyone,
>
>The first installment of the new ATAG 2.0 techniques (A.2.1 - A.2.5) has 
>been updated in place at:
>
>http://www.w3.org/WAI/AU/2005/11/tech1.html
>
>Please comment or sign-up on the list.
>
>===================================================
>
>Techniques for Checkpoint A.1.1
>Techniques for Checkpoint A.1.2
>Techniques for Checkpoint A.1.3
>Techniques for Checkpoint A.1.4
>Techniques for Checkpoint A.1.?
>Techniques for Checkpoint A.2.1 - JR - ok
>Techniques for Checkpoint A.2.2 - JR - ok
>Techniques for Checkpoint A.2.3 - JR - ok
>Techniques for Checkpoint A.2.4 - JR - ok
>Techniques for Checkpoint A.2.5 - JR - ok
>Techniques for Checkpoint A.2.6
>Techniques for Checkpoint A.2.7
>Techniques for Checkpoint A.2.8
>Techniques for Checkpoint A.2.9
>Techniques for Checkpoint A.3.1
>Techniques for Checkpoint A.3.2
>Techniques for Checkpoint A.3.3
>Techniques for Checkpoint A.4.1
>Techniques for Checkpoint B.1.1
>Techniques for Checkpoint B.1.2
>Techniques for Checkpoint B.1.3
>Techniques for Checkpoint B.1.4
>Techniques for Checkpoint B.2.1 - JR
>Techniques for Checkpoint B.2.2 - JR
>Techniques for Checkpoint B.2.3 - JR
>Techniques for Checkpoint B.2.4
>Techniques for Checkpoint B.2.5
>Techniques for Checkpoint B.2.6
>Techniques for Checkpoint B.2.7
>Techniques for Checkpoint B.2.8
>Techniques for Checkpoint B.2.9
>Techniques for Checkpoint B.3.1
>Techniques for Checkpoint B.3.2
>Techniques for Checkpoint B.3.3
>Techniques for Checkpoint B.3.4
>
>===================================================
>
>Cheers,
>Jan
>
>--
>Jan Richards, M.Sc.
>User Interface Design Specialist
>Adaptive Technology Resource Centre (ATRC)
>Faculty of Information Studies
>University of Toronto
>
>   Email: jan.richards@utoronto.ca
>   Web:   http://jan.atrc.utoronto.ca
>   Phone: 416-946-7060
>   Fax:   416-971-2896
>
>
>
>
>--
>Jan Richards, M.Sc.
>User Interface Design Specialist
>Adaptive Technology Resource Centre (ATRC)
>Faculty of Information Studies
>University of Toronto
>
>   Email: jan.richards@utoronto.ca
>   Web:   http://jan.atrc.utoronto.ca
>   Phone: 416-946-7060
>   Fax:   416-971-2896
>
>
>

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