- From: Yvette P. Hoitink <y.p.hoitink@heritas.nl>
- Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 21:23:08 +0200
- To: <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
Joe Clark wrote: > I note that the Charter advanced today by Wendy-- > > <http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-gl/2004AprJun/0194.html> > <http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-gl/2004AprJun/0194.> > > -- is of no improvement whatsoever on the specific issue of > democratizing this group. I'm aware that other W3C groups > work the same way. The issue is that the W3C is effectively > controlled by corporate *and institutional* interests who can > afford to jet to Cannes and Tokyo for meetings. The Web > Accessibility Initiative deals with a different clientele-- > arguably the most-disadvantaged clientele on the entire Web-- > and requires a different approach. > [snip] Hello Joe and list, Respectfully, I disagree with you. The WCAG working group is open to anyone willing to donate time, it's not just a matter of money. I am an example of that myself. My company, Heritas, is tiny. I run it together with my fiancee. We cannot afford to fly me around the world (donations welcome!), but out of our interest in web accessibility I decided to join WCAG anyway. Even if I cannot afford to join every face-to-face meeting, I still feel a valued member of WCAG, which I think is reflected in my PiGS status. I have to admit it brings a smile to my face when I look at the PiGS list and see Heritas listed between the big names such as Microsoft, IBM and Adobe. The bottom line of my viewpoint: you can make a difference in the WCAG if you want to, even if you can only donate time and effort. In my opinion, that makes it a democratic process. I just wished more people from smaller companies would take the effort... Yvette Hoitink Heritas, Enschede, the Netherlands E-mail: y.p.hoitink@heritas.nl WWW: http://www.heritas.nl
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