- From: Anne Pemberton <apembert@crosslink.net>
- Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 17:24:22 -0800
- To: "w3c" <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
Jon, I certainly agree, and applaud your decision to try to make this happen. I also agree that we need real, artistic and graphics/multi-media oriented folks leading us in the best direction/s. I also agree with Jonathon that something needs to be done about the w3.org web site! I tried to use it today to reference the 3.x Guidelines, spent useless time clicking on leads that weren't it, used the search engine and entered "Guidelines 2.0", and still didn't get there. But when I finally entered "WCAG Guidelines 2.0" in the search engine, I got it. Just when I got it, I had to give up my computer to a teacher who needed to print out an exam for tonight, and mine is the only computer in the lab that accesses the printer that has ink in it. sigh! Incidently, WCAG Guidelines 2.0 didn't come up on the link to "working drafts" (or did I miss it?) Isn't it concidered a "Working Draft"? Anne At 08:42 AM 11/28/00 -0600, Jon Gunderson wrote: >I agree with Kynn. WAI needs to broaden participation in not just WCAG, >but all working groups. Somehow we need to get other people interested and >I will raise this with coordination group. I think one of the keys for >this to happen is everybody must be a good listener to hear other people's >point of view and then help developers find the means that accessibility >can be come apart of their thinking, rather than alienating some developers. > >Jon > > >At 11:16 AM 11/27/2000 -0800, Kynn Bartlett wrote: >>At 5:24 PM +0000 11/27/00, jonathan chetwynd wrote: >>>OK it is true some things are difficult to illustrate, and some cartoons >>>loose their meaning in the explanation. >>>However it seems that the wai staffers are determined to limit themselves to >>>the textual equivalents, and be satisfied with that. >> >>In my opinion, it's because we don't have many artists >>participating. In fact, I think some WAI attitudes have specifically >>chased away artistic folks, and for that we are the weaker. >> >>WAI needs more artist participation -- and by artist I don't just >>mean visual, although they are likely the most common types we'd >>find here. >> >>I would love to see, for example, Scott McCloud (author of Understanding >>Comics) participate in WAI activities. (He probably doesn't have >>the time, though, as WAI participation requires a lot of work for >>little tangible feedback...) If you're not familiar with Scott's >>work, it's an excellent explanation of the connection between images >>and text embodied by the comic book medium. His web site is >>http://www.scottmccloud.com/ >> >>--Kynn >>-- >>Kynn Bartlett <kynn@idyllmtn.com> >>http://www.kynn.com/ > >Jon Gunderson, Ph.D., ATP >Coordinator of Assistive Communication and Information Technology >Division of Rehabilitation - Education Services >MC-574 >College of Applied Life Studies >University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign >1207 S. Oak Street, Champaign, IL 61820 > >Voice: (217) 244-5870 >Fax: (217) 333-0248 > >E-mail: jongund@uiuc.edu > >WWW: http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~jongund >WWW: http://www.w3.org/wai/ua > > > Anne L. Pemberton http://www.pen.k12.va.us/Pav/Academy1 http://www.erols.com/stevepem/Homeschooling apembert@crosslink.net Enabling Support Foundation http://www.enabling.org
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