A very big +1 on the elucidations herein. We must include stuff very much like this. Love. On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 4:53 AM, Alan Chuter <achuter@technosite.es> wrote: > There is a pending item from a year ago that is still unresolved, > "summarize different perspectives of WCAG and MWBP" [1] (at the end of the > page). From minutes I can recall the discussion was "Is there [text] > somewhere in the document that explains the different mindsets behind the > mobile web BP and WCAG?" and "if you follow the [thinking], you would expect > more overlap of the documents MWBP and WCAG. Different perspectives prevent > this." > > It is clear that the two camps, the MWBP and WCAG WGs have quite different > approaches and expectations and this interesting aspect hasn't been covered > yet and users of the documents will wonder about it and how it affects them. > > I'm wary of walking into a minefield, but here are a few reflections on the > similarities and differences to discuss: > > WCAG is about people's intrinsic (dis)abilities: mind and body. > MWBP is about devices, networks and surroundings: electronics. > > WCAG is about non-discrimination, about human rights. > MWBP is about encouraging technology adoption, avoiding Web fragmentation. > > WCAG is often legal requirement. > MWBP is often commercial requirement. > > WCAG 2.0 is testable, often measurable. > MWBP is not (although there are separate tests). > > regards, > > Alan > > > [1] > http://www.w3.org/2005/MWI/BPWG/Group/TaskForces/Accessibility/drafts/pending.html > > -- > Alan Chuter > Departamento de Usabilidad y Accesibilidad > Consultor > Technosite - Grupo Fundosa > Fundación ONCE > Tfno.: 91 121 03 30 > Fax: 91 375 70 51 > achuter@technosite.es > http://www.technosite.es > > >Received on Wednesday, 18 February 2009 15:05:39 UTC
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