- From: Gregg Vanderheiden <po@trace.wisc.edu>
- Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 20:29:15 -0600
- To: <pjenkins@us.ibm.com>, <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
Hi Phill, There actually was a checkpoint for testing.... But it was removed after much discussion. It was determined that testing (or any particular step in the process) was not required for a page to be accessible. That is, testing a page did not make it any more accessible than not testing it. Following the guidelines does. Checking the page using a validator, having users check it, using an authoring tool with accessibility supported etc, are all process items that facilitate making a page more accessible, but are not required, and do not in and of themselves make a page more accessible. If you follow all the guidelines, testing against a validator will not increase access. Thus they did not qualify as an item that determined or defined an issue necessary for content access. Hope that is clear. I'm not sure it is worded well. Gregg -- ------------------------------ Gregg C Vanderheiden Ph.D. Professor - Human Factors Dept of Ind. Engr. - U of Wis. Director - Trace R & D Center Gv@trace.wisc.edu, http://trace.wisc.edu/ FAX 608/262-8848 For a list of our listserves send "lists" to listproc@trace.wisc.edu -----Original Message----- From: w3c-wai-gl-request@w3.org [mailto:w3c-wai-gl-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of pjenkins@us.ibm.com Sent: Saturday, March 20, 1999 2:43 AM To: w3c-wai-gl@w3.org Subject: Add a checkpoint for "checking your work" When I reviewed the checkpoints against the quick tips, I did not find any checkpoint that addressed the last "Check your work. Validate the HTML. Use evaluations tools and text-only browsers to verify accessibility." quick tip. Although it may seem redundant [or perhaps circular], there should be a priority one checkpoint to x.x Check the content. [Priority 1] Use tools [2] to validate the HTML [or content markup] [1] and to evaluate and verify the accessibility of the content. This checkpoint compliments the content developer reviewing the other checkpoints in the "Web Content Accessibility Checklists."[3] [1] add link to W3C HTML and XML validators [2] add link to WAI ER tools [3] change title of full-checklist.html From: List of Checkpoints for the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines To: Web Content Accessibility Checklist Phill Jenkins
Received on Sunday, 21 March 1999 01:20:04 UTC