- From: Kynn Bartlett <kynn@idyllmtn.com>
- Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2003 09:13:07 -0800
- To: Dave Shea <dave@mezzoblue.com>
- Cc: w3c-wai-gl@w3.org
On Monday, December 8, 2003, at 10:34 PM, Dave Shea wrote: > I'd suspect no decision has been formally made, but for my peace of my > mind, if I happen to fail this point and only this point in 2003, do I > pass or fail triple-A? Currently, you "fail" triple-A, but this is a bug in the whole WCAG 1.0 process to begin with. There is method by which any particular person or group was authorized to say that the "Until user agents..." clauses have been met. The page author is not allowed to claim these clauses are fulfilled, and the working group has not claimed that function either. Therefore, there is no way you can achieve Triple-A compliance with WCAG 1.0 unless you meet ALL the requirements, including all of those that begin with "Until user agents..." This is not an accessibility issue, but a "formal procedures" issue. It is for this reason that the "Until user agents..." clauses are so disliked and opposed by many, including myself. The plans for WCAG 2.0 have long been to totally eliminate any such requirements that are tied to a specific date in time with no way of certifying that the conditions have been universally met. This is just one of many reasons to consider WCAG 1.0 triple-A to be effectively unreachable; there's little reason to pursue that as a goal, and instead the goal should be to pursue increased accessibility and usability for people with disabilities. --Kynn -- Kynn Bartlett <kynn@idyllmtn.com> http://kynn.com Chief Technologist, Idyll Mountain http://idyllmtn.com Author, CSS in 24 Hours http://cssin24hours.com Shock & Awe Blog http://shock-awe.info Inland Anti-Empire Blog http://inlandantiempire.org
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