- From: Bob Regan <bregan@macromedia.com>
- Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 07:53:58 -0800
- To: "Carlos A Velasco" <Carlos.Velasco@fit.fraunhofer.de>, "Gregg Vanderheiden" <gv@trace.wisc.edu>
- Cc: <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
Carlos A Velasco wrote: > Unfortunately, it seems that ATAG 2.0 thinks this issue is a hot potato > and delegates this "standards conformance thing" to WCAG 2.0: > <http://www.w3.org/TR/ATAG20/#OtherDocs> > > <blockquote> > ... > - Authors make use of the accessibility features of different format > specifications, *use markup appropriately*, write in clear and simple > language, and organize a Web site consistently. The "Web Content > Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)", version 1.0 [WCAG10] or version 2.0 > [WCAG20], explains the responsibilities of authors in meeting the needs > of users with disabilities. > </blockquote> [Bob Regan] ATAG spent a lot of time wrestling with this issue. The language you quote does not represent validity as a 'hot potato', but encourages the thoughtful writing of code. The decision to allow for specialized markup was deliberate and appropriate, IMHO.
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