- From: catherine <ecrire@catherine-roy.net>
- Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:03:21 -0400
- To: Shawn Henry <shawn@w3.org>
- Cc: "EOWG (E-mail)" <w3c-wai-eo@w3.org>
Hi Shawn, Shawn Henry wrote: > Catherine, > > WAI still has no intention of changing our focus. While we have had > interesting discussions in EOWG, there have not been any such > considerations at the WAI level. > > The minutes say:" > Shawn: Yes, I agree this is at the heart of much of the recent > discussions. I want to refer to one email in the thread, when we were > exploring universality previously, there was strong push back. > ... there was concern that the specific needs people with disabilities > will get lost if the focus is made more broad. > ... Clearly we are not going to change WAIs mission today, but this is > good dialogue about thinking about the issue. > " > > Indeed my point was to acknowledge the perspective of one individual, > and make it clear that that person's perspective is not universally > shared. (pun intended) What was minuted as "Clearly we are not going to > change WAIs mission today" was a nice way of saying: Discussing this > more is it not a good use of our time now; we've already decided we're > not going to do it. Let's move on to the document". > > See forwarded e-mail below. > > Regards, > ~Shawn Thank you for the clarification. As I do not participate in E&O teleconferences, it is hard to judge how far these discussions go and what the outcomes could be. This list is, I believe, an appropriate forum to voice my opinions and concerns. Best regards, Catherine -- Catherine Roy http://www.catherine-roy.net
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