Re: Math and Science

This was about what I had in mind, more eloquently expressed. (But that's
what I expect from Ian.)

Charles McCN

On Mon, 25 Jan 1999, Ian Jacobs wrote:

  Charles McCathieNevile wrote:
  > 
  > I think we identified someplaces where a discussion of including
  > Mathematical content could be included within the Guidelines document. I
  > still don't see a Guideline which relates to Math. Maybe a Checkpoint.
  
  I don't see any reason to single out "Math" and "Science" in 
  the Guidelines. What particular accessibility issues do they raise?
  What distinguishes those subjects from Architecture or Philosophy
  or Art History?
  
  I could see adding a checkpoint to the guidelines that reads
  something like:
  
   "Where it's possible to mark up content (for example
    mathematical equations) instead of using images, 
    use a markup language."
  
  Then, in the techniques document, one could talk about
  using MathML to mark up math content.
  
   - Ian
  
  -- 
  Ian Jacobs (jacobs@w3.org) 
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