- From: Charmane K. Corcoran <corcora1@msu.edu>
- Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 15:14:11 -0400
- To: w3c-wai-eo@w3.org
I am a little confused about the comments on this topic. Maybe I am misunderstanding the comments or our role so feel free correct me if that is the case. I thought that "Building a Case..." was not us (WAI) building a case but us giving people in organizations information on building their case for making changes within their organization. That is a totally different flavor. If a person is making a case for organizational change and wants a buy-in from executives and turf-holders, directive speech often dive-bombs the attempt. Further, the conciliatory sounding speech is also necessary because not all organizations will necessarily get the same results based on their starting point etc. With the Building a Case text, I envision us as coming-along-side a web accessibility promotor and giving them useful tools to aid them in creating their presentation/case for change. WAI is partnering with them. I wouldn't use directive language in that case either. As for laws, they are not universal or consistent from governmental to the next. We would be hard pressed to hold that line. Charmane MSU: Advancing Knowledge. Transforming Lives. Libraries, Computing & Technology: Connecting People and Information ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Have a Productive Day! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Charmane K. Corcoran Information & Project Principal Michigan State University Client Advocacy Office 316A Computer Center East Lansing MI 48824 E-Mail: corcora1@msu.edu Phone: Departmental Office: 517/353-4856 Direct/Voice Mail: 517/355-4500 Ext. 244 FAX: Departmental: 517/355-0141 HmPg: http://www.msu.edu/~corcora1/
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