- From: Gez Lemon <gez.lemon@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 00:25:53 +0100
- To: WCAG <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
Hello, I joined the call late, and this may already have been discussed. These are techniques that are currently employed by blogs for comments. Markdown - pretty much how the wiki worked, where formatted text is converted into appropriate markup. The wiki might have failed on that part, but that's what a lot of people with blogs that want to ensure added content is accessible. This technique can also automatically convert ASCII art, such as smilies, into images with appropriate alt text, and automatically markup abbreviations and definitions used in the content. Moderation - comments are withheld until they've been reviewed to ensure there are no accessibility issues. Once moderated, the comments appear. Contain a statement containing the policy for adhering to the website's accessibility guidelines for all non-contracted contributors, who have to confirm they have read the statement and agree to conform to the guidelines before being able to submit the content (I know this is weak, and would probably never be read by contributors, but it shows intent) Would following those steps not offer a way for people to conform to the guidelines when they have non-contracted content? Best regards, Gez -- _____________________________ Supplement your vitamins http://juicystudio.com
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