RE: Checkpoint on testability

Keep in mind that the stated reason the 508 rules did not embrace more of
the WCAG 1.0 P1 checkpoints is that they were not objective (i.e., testable)
enough.

Do we want to write "guidelines" or "standards"?  Do we need to choose?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: w3c-wai-gl-request@w3.org [mailto:w3c-wai-gl-request@w3.org]On
> Behalf Of Charles McCathieNevile
> Sent: Friday, December 22, 2000 8:51 AM
> To: Kynn Bartlett
> Cc: Leonard R. Kasday; w3c-wai-gl@w3.org
> Subject: Re: Checkpoint on testability
> 
> 
> I think I agree with Kynn - being testable doesn't seem to me to
> automatically enhance accessibility. (But explaining 
> accessibility features
> of the site and how to use them probably does - I'll add that 
> to my  list of
> emails to send...)
> 
> However, it is a useful feature. It may also be an intersting 
> issue for the
> Authoring Tool Guidelines, at least as a possible extra feature, or a
> technique that would be nice to have.
> 
> cheers
> 
> Charles McCN

Received on Friday, 22 December 2000 09:45:29 UTC