RE: Conformance, Aggregation and Captions Survey for 12 April 2007

To fully understand the proposal we need the definition of controlled.  The term was discussed at some length:
 

What does control mean?  How can you exercise control?

1.	By moderating it.  Editing it. Changing it.
2.	Validating it before acceptance.
3.	By having a contract with a 3rd party to produce it
4.	By having a EULA with the user
5.	But not by paying for it.  

Additionally, control should include having the legal right to alter the content.

 

So, if the aggregator has control through a contract I suggest that it be at level BBB.  Only once the contract proves to produce level A conforming content could a site claim level A.  

 

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From: w3c-wai-gl-request@w3.org on behalf of Bailey Bruce
Sent: Wed 4/11/2007 7:46 PM
To: WCAG-WG
Subject: RE: Conformance, Aggregation and Captions Survey for 12 April 2007




For sake of argument, let us assume we go with the most liberal (i.e.,
potentially least accessible) of the proposals:
<blockquote>
1. Conforms at level 1 where controlled
2. No 3rd party content is controlled
</blockquote>

Is there still the expectation (for WCAG 2.0 Single A claim) that the
aggregator explicitly provide a mechanism for the 3rd party content to
be accessible (even if it is not forced).  For example, if an aggregator
allows uploading of photos, must they provide a text field for ALT
value?  If an aggregator allows uploading of video, must they provide a
means to provide synchronized captions?  If so, is this a separate SC or
part of the conformance scoping?