- From: Gregg Vanderheiden <gv@trace.wisc.edu>
- Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 23:25:28 -0500
- To: w3c-wai-gl@w3.org
The following criteria and comments are based on discussions of late and some comments sent to me -- and are submitted to the list to start discussion on this topic. Gregg University of Wisconsin-Madison POTENTIAL CRITERIA BE FOR PLACING ITEMS IN SUCCESS CRITERIA VS. BEST PRACTICE #1 Criteria : Wherever the working group thinks they should be Other Criteria: - All required items must be testable. - All required items on the CORE items must be doable on all sites. - The required items for the Extended checkpoints would not necessarily be doable on all sites, but it would probably be good - so that sites could strive for meeting them all. - The Best practice items might be testable or they may not. Not sure. If not testable it makes things a lot easier. And more good advice can get in there. But then it is less likely that they will be picked up in 'required' practices (since they will not be testable). - There is also a question of the line between the 'best practice' lists and the techniques docs. I think we will need to have some in but don't know where the line is. Maybe we don't put techniques in except where there are no hard guidelines or much more than a general guideline possible. So the techniques are needed to provide guidance and clarity. Perhaps we could say that an item goes in "best practice" rather than techniques if all or most of the following requirements are met: 1. Following the "best practice" item would significantly enhance the quality of implementation of the checkpoint, or substantially improve the accessibility of the content. 2. The "best practice" item is always, or almost always applicable whenever the checkpoint is - in other words, it is relevant in most circumstances under which the checkpoint is to be implemented. 3. The "best practice" item is not technology-specific. 4. The "best practice" item would only be used in content targeted to the needs of a particular audience, that is, it carries implementation of the checkpoint to the highest standard. Comments?
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