- From: Anne Pemberton <apembert@crosslink.net>
- Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2000 20:01:30 -0800
- To: <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
Marti, I share your concerns about going into "good design" instead of remaining within accessibility, so it is important that the metadata that we ask authors to include on their pages, be limited to that metadata which will be used by human disabled users. Comparing metadata to signs is a good example. It isn't enough to merely "reserve" parking for the handicapped, but ya gotta put signs (and reminders of fines for misuse) before you have fulfilled the law, so the handicapped drivers can find 'em. Anne At 07:57 AM 12/24/00 -0500, Marti wrote: >While a lot of good points have been made here, I have an uncomfortable >feeling that we may be going to far. That is, stepping beyond accessibility >into 'good design'. Although it is certainly true that the two are tightly >linked, I feel we need to draw a line somewhere or we might as well be >developing 'web design guidelines' instead of accessibility guidelines. >In my usual, relate it to the physical world - > The ADA tells you to put up signs indicating the location of a handicap >access to a building, it does not tell you to put up a sign with your >company name and a description of what it does. > How a company (web site) chooses to identify and describe itself would seem >to be a 'good business practice' issue not an accessibility issue. >Marti > > > 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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