- From: Al Gilman <asgilman@iamdigex.net>
- Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 22:29:54 -0500
- To: "David Poehlman" <poehlman1@home.com>
- Cc: w3c-wai-gl@w3.org
At 07:10 AM 2000-12-25 -0500, David Poehlman wrote on the WAI-IG list, see <<http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ig/2000OctDec/0601.html>http: //lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ig/2000OctDec/0601.html>: >see below taken from the access-board news letter. What is a "verbal >tag"? > That is a clarification question for the 508 "life after reccommendation" activity. "Verbal tags" is a way of restating what is intended by requiring "text equivalents" in other words. Only the words have been changed to protect the purity of the idea. You have to read 'verbal' as "in words" and 'tag' as "markup, built-in annotation" in this paragraph. Neither 'text,' nor 'verbal,' if taken too strictly, says exactly what one wants. This has been the source of attempts in the User Agent group to create more precise definitions. One possible work item for the "glossary maintenance task group" would be to coordinate a cross-explanation between this language and the WAI language that both [corporate] authors could be happpy with. $.02 Al >Web_based Intranet and Internet Information and Applications >The criteria for web_based technology and information are based on >access >guidelines developed by the Web Accessibility Initiative of the World >Wide >Web Consortium. Many of these provisions ensure access for people >with >vision impairments who rely on various assistive products to access >computer_based information, such as screen readers, which translate >what's >on a computer screen into automated audible output, and refreshable >Braille >displays. Certain conventions, such as verbal tags or identification >of >graphics and format devices, are necessary so that these devices can >"read" >them for the user in a sensible way. The standards do not prohibit >the use >of web site graphics or animation. This section also addresses the >usability of multimedia presentations, image maps, style sheets, >scripting >languages, applets and plug_ins, and electronic forms. > >Hands-On Technolog(eye)s >touching the internet ><mailto:poehlman1@home.com>mailto:poehlman1@home.com >voice: 301.949.7599 >---end sig--- >
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