Re: WCAG 2.0 Quick Reference

Another thought on the WCAG 2.0 Quick Ref...

One of my biggest problems with it is being able to skim it quickly and pick out the information that I want.

This is the current way it's formatted...

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1.4.1 Use of Color: Any information that is conveyed by color differences   is also simultaneously visually evident without the color differences. (Level A)

1.4.2 Audio Turnoff: If any audio plays automatically for more than 3 seconds, either a mechanism is available to pause or stop the audio, or a mechanism is available to control audio volume which can be set independently of the system volume.   (Level A)

1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum): Text (and images of text) have a contrast ratio of at least 5:1, except if the text is pure decoration. Larger-scale text or images of text can have a contrast ratio of 3:1. (Level AA)
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It's really hard to pick out what each of the items are about. Everything runs together.   What about pulling out the short phrase for each SC?  For example...

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1.4.1 Use of Color
Any information that is conveyed by color differences   is also simultaneously visually evident without the color differences. (Level A)

1.4.2 Audio Turnoff
If any audio plays automatically for more than 3 seconds, either a mechanism is available to pause or stop the audio, or a mechanism is available to control audio volume which can be set independently of the system volume.   (Level A)

1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum)
Text (and images of text) have a contrast ratio of at least 5:1, except if the text is pure decoration. Larger-scale text or images of text can have a contrast ratio of 3:1. (Level AA)
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Having some visual contrast and separation between the short phrase and the text of the SC makes a world of difference for me.  I can quickly go through and be like... "oh thats the one about use of color, that one's about being able to turn off audio, that one is about having a minimum level of contrast."

cheers,
Justin Thorp


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Justin Thorp
US Library of Congress
Web Services - Office of Strategic Initiatives
e - juth@loc.gov
p - 202/707-9541

>>> "Swan, Henny" <Henny.Swan@rnib.org.uk> 10/24/2007 12:17 PM >>>

Hi All,

I can't remember where we were at with all our comments on the "Quick
Reference" but when using it today I came up with another way I would
like to use it. Basically I wanted to know all the Guidelines that came
under "Operable" and wanted to sift through it that way. Initially this
is because I was looking for a particular Guideline that I knew was
there but actually this could be really useful for if wanting to
approach the Guidelines from a "functional" perspective as opposed to a
"technology" specific or "level" perspective.

Hope that makes sense.

Henny

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