RE: Missing criteria from WCAG 2.0? from Bailey, Bruce on 2005-12-03 (w3c-wai-gl@w3.org from October to December 2005)

From: Bailey, Bruce <Bruce.Bailey@ed.gov>
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 10:56:24 -0500
To: <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
Cc: "Roberto Scano \(IWA/HWG\)" <rscano@iwa-italy.org>
Message-ID: <CCDBDCBFA650F74AA88830D4BACDBAB50B2D4A3A@wdcrobe2m02.ed.gov>

> IMHO, a java applet should hereditate accessibility features that are available.

I agree.

> So if i'm an user with mobility disability and i've set on my OS stiky keys, 
> the Java enviroment should apply this also inside the applet

Agreed, that is what *should* happen, and it does most of the time, but not *every* case I don’t believe.

> if is not this, i think that java don't conform to Section 508.

Right, absolutely correct (per §1194.21(b)).  But we, including myself, are discussing WCAG 2.0.  So do you agree that this omission indicates that a necessary success criteria is missing?

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