- From: Ian Jacobs <ijacobs@w3.org>
- Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 17:22:19 -0400
- To: Adam Victor Reed <areed2@calstatela.edu>
- Cc: w3c-wai-gl@w3.org
On Thu, Apr 19, 2001 at 01:13:12PM -0700, Adam Victor Reed wrote: > I would like to request discussion of a potential additional > checkpoint under Guideline 1 (Presentation: Design content that > allows presentation according to the user's needs and preferences.) > > 1.? Enable optional suppression of disabling content. > > (I prefer to wait on input for details. I am suggesting this > checkpoint because some content is disabling for some users, > e.g. flashing in an animation may trigger epileptic seizures, > irrelevant or repetitious material will distract a person with > attention disorder, etc.) I would consider this "author repair" (as you do, perhaps). Guideline 3 of the UAAG 1.0 [1] states exactly what you want: "Allow configuration not to render some content that may reduce accessibility." There may be some cases where the user agent can't recognize that the content is blinking, etc., in which case the author should either (a) mark up the content in a way that allows the conforming user agent to provide the required control or (b) provide alternative content or repair as you suggest. - Ian [1] http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/WD-UAAG10-20010409/ -- Ian Jacobs (jacobs@w3.org) http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs Tel: +1 831 457-2842 Cell: +1 917 450-8783
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