- From: Shawn Lawton Henry <shawn@w3.org>
- Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 22:30:35 -0500
- To: "EOWG (E-mail)" <w3c-wai-eo@w3.org>
EOWG, A slightly updated version of the Intro to WCAG 2.0 WD Docs is at: http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/Drafts/sketchpad/wcag20-intro There is still some work to be done with the WCAG WG on the substance; however, high-level comments from EOWG are also helpful at this time. ~ Shawn > -----Original Message----- > From: w3c-wai-eo-request@w3.org > [mailto:w3c-wai-eo-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Shawn Lawton Henry > Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 7:13 AM > To: EOWG (E-mail) > Subject: FW: Intro to WCAG 2.0 [was Re: [Fwd: A Call to > Reorganize WCAG 2.0]] > > -----Original Message----- > From: w3c-wai-gl-request@w3.org > [mailto:w3c-wai-gl-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Shawn Lawton Henry > Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 7:10 AM > To: w3c-wai-gl@w3.org > Subject: Intro to WCAG 2.0 [was Re: [Fwd: A Call to > Reorganize WCAG 2.0]] > > James wrote: > > In last week's call, someone (was it Kerstin?) mentioned that WCAG > > didn't seem so complex once someone fully explained how all > the pieces > > fit together, and why all the pieces were necessary. Perhaps we can > > work on a short, plain English introduction; essentially, a > executive > > summary of WCAG 2. > > Wendy wrote: > ... the EOWG is working on an Overview > for WCAG 1.0 [1]. An Overview for WCAG 2.0 would provide the starting > point for WCAG 2.0 by outlining the purpose, the pieces, and the > relationships between the pieces. It provides an > illustrative graphic > as well as descriptive text. > > <end excerpts> > > An initial draft of an Introduction to WCAG 2.0 Working Draft > Documents is at: > http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/Drafts/sketchpad/wcag20-intro > > I think we're hoping to fit discussion of this into a WCAG WG > teleconference soon and work towards completing it before the > next WCAG 2.0 public working draft. > > Note that the EOWG is also working on other overview and > introduction pages. [0] > > We envision this Intro to WCAG 2.0 WD as an entry point to > WCAG 2.0 working drafts during the review period. > > Once WCAG 2.0 is complete, the high level WCAG 2.0 > information could be integrated into the WCAG Overview [1], > basically replacing the WCAG 1.0 information. We might also > have a document such as "Navigating WCAG 1.0 Guidelines and > Techniques Documents" [2] for WCAG 2.0. > > ~ Shawn > > [0] http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/Drafts/UCD/intro-pages.html > [1] http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/Drafts/sketchpad/wcag-intro > [2] http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/Drafts/sketchpad/wcag-flow > > > Shawn Lawton Henry > W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) > e-mail: shawn@w3.org > phone: +1.617.253.8788 > about: http://www.w3.org/People/Shawn/ > >
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