- From: Shawn Henry <shawn@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:42:02 -0500
- To: Shadi Abou-Zahra <shadi@w3.org>
- CC: EOWG <w3c-wai-eo@w3.org>
Thanks for the comments, Shadi. Replies below. Shadi Abou-Zahra wrote: > Hi Shawn, all, > > Not sure if this has been discussed yet: sometimes when talking to Web > developers, the "design flexibility" aspect becomes quite important and > I'm not sure that the slides address this sufficiently. > > First, the point in slide 21 "More design flexibility" is unclear (the > notes do not clarify what the intention is). Also, all listed examples The preceding text to that slide says, "First let’s look at examples of what WCAG 2 allows that WCAG 1 did not; that is, where WCAG 2 is less restrictive than 1.0." The slide text says "WCAG 2 allows more movement within defined parameters" The notes for slide 21 say: "WCAG 1.0 limited movement used in web pages, through the following checkpoints:... WCAG 2 allows more movement, within defined parameters." How can we make it more clear? > are quite similar and may not be as convincing for some developers who > do not use moving, blinking, or flashing content. To better show that this is just one example, I changed the slide title from "More design flexibility" to "More design flexibility, e.g.:" The following slides show other examples of flexibility: * Scripting allowed! * Scripting Techniques * Flexibility for rich Internet applications (Ajax, DHTML) * Adaptability through accessibility-supported technologies > There are several other examples on a Success Criteria level that show > the flexibility of WCAG 2. For instance "An alternative for time-based > media or audio description of the prerecorded video content is provided > for synchronized media" (SC 1.2.3) demonstrates design options. > > In other Success Criteria there are specific situations listed, or the > requirements have been separated into different Success Criteria (such > as the criteria for pre-recorded vs. live multimedia that are provided > in different Conformance Levels). This all demonstrates flexibility. hum, I'm missing how these show flexibility. They seem to show more preciseness -- that is, different requirements for different situations. But that doesn't seem like flexibility. > However, more important for developers is often the flexibility on the > techniques level. Often designers can select between different types of > techniques to address an accessibility requirement. This flexibility is > a significant benefit of WCAG 2 that deserves more focus (there is some > mention of this in slide 15 but it does not come over clearly IMO). I bolded this point in slide 15 notes: "This is another aspect of the flexibility of WCAG 2." To slide 20 I added: "While WCAG 2 itself provides a stable standard for what users need, <strong>the Techniques provide flexibility in how developers meet users’ needs. There are different Techniques for different situations. And the Techniques are optional; you can use other ways to meet the WCAG 2 success criteria.</strong>" Let us know if you think this doesn't cover it sufficiently. > So, to summarize my comments: > > #1. the notes in slide 21 are unclear (need to make the point clearer) > #2. consider using other examples for slide 21 (or an additional slide) > #3. consider adding a slide about flexibility of the "Success Criteria > <-> Techniques" framework, and that different options are provided > > > Best, > Shadi > > > Shawn Henry wrote: >> EOWG, >> >> I have updated the "Benefits of WCAG 2.0" slides based on feedback >> from today's teleconference[1]. See >> http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/Drafts/slides/WCAG2_benefits-new.ppt >> >> (For those who didn't see today's agenda: changes from the previous >> version are indicated in the Notes with ++changed.) >> >> These slides are now done, except for slide 8. Sharron will be >> updating the HTML version next week. Therefore, if you have any >> comments, it would be nice to send them *by Wednesday 24 June*. >> Remember to send copyedits and things that do not require EOWG review >> to wai-eo-editors@w3.org >> >> Notes on image alt:[2] >> - The decorative images have no/null alt in both the ppt and the html. >> They are noted in the Notes section. >> - The logos have appropriate alt text. >> - The color contrast screen capture's alt is "(screen capture >> described in Notes section)". >> - The screen capture of the Quick Reference has no alt; "Quick >> Reference screen shot" is the heading of the slide (which is not >> displayed); and there is a detailed description of the image at the >> bottom of the Notes. This provides a detailed description without >> interrupting the flow on the slide text and main notes. >> - Slide 15 (Techniques document) & 27 (Understanding document) have >> text in an image (because it matches the images used elsewhere, such >> as http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/wcag20). Currently they have no alt, >> and are described in detail at the bottom of the Notes. Putting the >> description there lets us use formatting such as bullets and italics, >> which would not be available in alt. >> >> Comments welcome on this approach to alt for these images. >> >> Thanks, >> ~Shawn >> >> >> [1] Changes on Friday 19 June: >> >> * updated the alt for images >> >> * moved the note to presenters about reading the slide text from slide >> 4 to slide 2 >> >> * added to the slide "Cooperation with other [@@standards and policies]": >> Note to presenters: If there are policies that reference WCAG 2.0 or >> directly relate to WCAG 2.0 in the organization, country, or other >> area related to your audience, consider listing those on the slide and >> mentioning the relationship. To find out about local policies, you can: >> - search in Policies Relating to Web Accessibility >> <http://www.w3.org/WAI/Policy/> >> - send an email to the WAI Interest Group (IG) mailing list >> <http://www.w3.org/WAI/IG/#mailinglist> >> >> * added to the slide "Authorized Translations": >> Note to presenters: If there are WCAG 2.0 translations in the >> languages of your audience, consider including the link to the >> translation(s) in the slide. >> >> [2] Instructions for adding alt to images is in the ppt Help... >> however, I didn't figure out how to do it without the mouse. :( >> >> >> >
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