There are problems for assistive technologies interpreting accessibility beta.w3.org from Wayne Dick on 2009-08-20 (w3c-wai-eo@w3.org from July to September 2009)

From: Wayne Dick <wed@csulb.edu>
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:51:20 -0700
To: Andrew Arch <andrew@w3.org>
CC: Shawn Henry <shawn@w3.org>, EOWG <w3c-wai-eo@w3.org>
Message-ID: <4A8DA938.2030509@csulb.edu>

If you remove style, there are 
quotes everywhere.  I think we 
are using the <q> element in 
ways that cannot be determined 
pro programmatically.  In some 
style sheet the page must have 
a direction to render <q> </q> 
with a quote character of 
space or null. Why?

The document seems to use this 
element to designate something 
different from quotation.

I think that violates WCAG 2. 
Having a quote element present 
as space or null expresses 
meaning in a way that depends 
on visual presentation, 
because the meaning of spaces 
and nulls is ambiguous.

I found this stuff trying to 
read the page.

Wayne

Received on Thursday, 20 August 2009 19:51:56 UTC