- From: Shawn Henry <shawn@w3.org>
- Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 07:22:18 -0600
- To: "EOWG (E-mail)" <w3c-wai-eo@w3.org>
Yes, this is mentioned in the definition and explained in detail in "Reading Level: Understanding SC 3.1.5" at http://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/meaning-supplements.html Perhaps it is important to add a link to that explanation with the definitions at http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/#lowseceddef ...I also wonder about somehow moving the definition of "primary education level" with the definition of "lower secondary education level" since that's the only place it's referred to. ~Shawn Helle Bjarnø wrote: > HI Sylvie, Wayne and EO > I think this have been discussed before. And as I remember there is an U.N. or UNESCO definition for educational levels that should be generally accepted. I cannot find the link but found descriptions in Wikipedia under education systems: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education#Education_systems > And from here it is related to educational systems around the world. > I also agree with Wayne about the exceptions. There are cases where a text requires reading skills of a higher or more specific character. > > Cheers > Helle > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: w3c-wai-eo-request@w3.org [mailto:w3c-wai-eo-request@w3.org] På vegne af Sylvie duchateau > Sendt: 18. januar 2008 09:36 > Til: Wayne Dick > Cc: EOWG (E-mail) > Emne: Re: Success Criteria 3.1.5 violates academic freedom on my opinion and could not be practiced by universities. > > > Hello Wayne and all, > I have also concerns about this success criterion, as I think, it is > difficult to evaluate what is the lower secondary education level. I > wonder if this level is the same in any country. How can this be adapted > to another country than the US? How is this level specified? > Best > Sylvie > > Wayne Dick a écrit : >> 3.1.5 Reading Level: When text requires reading ability more advanced >> than the lower secondary education level, supplemental content, or a >> version that does not require reading ability more advanced than the >> lower secondary education level, is available. (Level AAA) How to Meet >> 3.1.5 Understanding 3.1.5 >> >> I am not sure that a posting of, poetry, creative writing, philosophy, >> physics, biochemistry, statistics or mathematics that required first >> and second year work university work in the given major could be >> expressed at a lower secondary educational level. If we adopt this >> criteria then the instructional materials of advanced courses can >> never meet Level AAA. Do we want to create a level that an entire >> sector cannot meet? >> >> I think we should create some exception language like: unless >> material cannot be simplified or the intent of the writing is to use >> language in specific ways. >> >> This is dangerously close to censorship, and we never know how it >> could be used. >> >> Wayne >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- Shawn Lawton Henry, W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) about: http://www.w3.org/People/Shawn/ phone: +1-617-395-7664 e-mail: shawn@w3.org
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