- From: Charles McCathieNevile <charles@w3.org>
- Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2003 20:11:13 -0400 (EDT)
- To: Tom Croucher <tcroucher@netalleynetworks.com>
- Cc: w3c-wai-gl@w3.org
Much as I can understand UBAccess hoping for this, I think the machinery behind it is more likely to become an important standard than the particular set of accesskeys in use. (Essentially they are describing a page map - and this is something that can be standardised usefully since it isn't essential that everything conform, but is very helpful if everything that can conform does). This is one of the "proposed ideas for how the semantic web can help accessibility" being put into practice. Before the proposed ideas were published... cheers Chaals On Thu, 2 Oct 2003, Tom Croucher wrote: > >This relates to the whole access keys debate. Although I don't necessairly >agree with the system, i think it is important we looks at any potential >emerging systems. Perticually ones which are being promoted as "It is hoped >that the format presented by UB Access will become the worldwide standard >for page maps on accessible websites." > > >Tom > >------- Forwarded message ------- >From: David Poehlman <poehlman1@comcast.net> >To: wai-ig list <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org> >Subject: so, throw all those wonderfull navigation aids away! >Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2003 15:21:48 -0400 > >> >> If this has been posted, I appologize for any duplication but reading it >> gave me much pause for thought. >> >> http://www.ubaccess.com/accinfo_pagemap.html >> > > > Charles McCathieNevile http://www.w3.org/People/Charles tel: +61 409 134 136 SWAD-E http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/Europe fax(france): +33 4 92 38 78 22 Post: 21 Mitchell street, FOOTSCRAY Vic 3011, Australia or W3C, 2004 Route des Lucioles, 06902 Sophia Antipolis Cedex, France
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