July 26 - Updated Internal WD

Hi all,

Have just updated our internal working draft[1] with changes from the past few weeks. Please review for approval for publication to TR at this week's meeting. The change history [2] has also been updated.

[1] http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/WCAG20/WD-WCAG20-20040726.html
[2] http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/WCAG20/change-history.html

I've also included a list of changes made since the June 2, 2004 draft below.

  Introduction

     * User Needs: replaced "cannot see" and "cannot hear" with "cannot
       see well and cannot hear well." (Issue 399)
     * Conformance: revised based on proposals from the July 12-15
       face to face.

  Principle 1

     * Guideline 1.1: revised significantly per John's rewrite of 
       1.1, telecom discussions and subsequent proposals. 
     * Guideline 1.1: added "Multimedia alternatives are provided
       according to guideline 1.2 (Issue 322)

  Principle 2

     * Guideline 2.1: revised level 3 success criteria to read, "All
       functionality of the content is designed to be operated through a
       keyboard or keyboard interface." Was, "All of the functionality 
       of the content is operable via a keyboard or keyboard interface."
       (Issue 891)
     * Guideline 2.4: removed success criterion, "Different structural
       elements look or sound different from each other and from body
       text." (Issue 780)
     * Guideline 2.4: removed item "c" and "d" from level 3, item 4,
       "Supplying an informative title for each page or resource that 
       can be accessed independently (for example, from a search results
       page)," and, "Supplying a unique title for each page or resource
       that can be accessed independently (for example, from a search
       results page)." (Issue 830)
     * Guideline 2.4: added new criterion at level 2 that reads, "Each
       page or other resource that can be accessed separately and that
       supports a title has a title that identifies the subject or 
       purpose of the resource." (Issue 830)
     * Guideline 2.4: removed criteria from level 3, "Structural 
       emphasis is evident on at least the following displays: (a) black 
       and white monitor, (b) low resolution screens (160 x 160 pixels), 
       (c) "mono" audio playback devices." (Issue 831)

  Principle 3

     * Guideline 3.1: removed criterion from level 2, "Page titles are
       informative." (Issue 830)
     * Guideline 3.2: revised success criterion for clear link text to
       read, "The destination of each link is identified through words 
       or phrases that either occur in the link or can be 
       programmatically determined." Was, "The target of each link is 
       clearly identified." (Issue 832)

  Glossary

     * Included a definition for "link." (Issue 894)


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Ben Caldwell | <caldwell@trace.wisc.edu>
Trace Research and Development Center <http://trace.wisc.edu>

Received on Monday, 26 July 2004 12:38:21 UTC