Re: CfC: Addition to WCAG 2.0 errata

+1

On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 5:17 PM, John Foliot <john.foliot@deque.com> wrote:

> +1 I support this CfC
>
> JF
>
> On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 10:20 AM, Andrew Kirkpatrick <akirkpat@adobe.com>
> wrote:
>
>> CALL FOR CONSENSUS – ends Thursday April 21 at 11:30am Boston time.
>>
>> The Working Group is chartered to publish an edited version of the WCAG
>> 2.0 document that incorporates editorial errata.  An editorial issue that
>> exists on the current list is:
>>
>> Success Criterion 1.4.3
>> <http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/REC-WCAG20-20081211/#visual-audio-contrast-contrast> point
>> "Logotypes" states "Text that is part of a logo or brand name has no
>> minimum contrast requirement." The word "minimum", not used in the other
>> points, implies a difference in meaning that is not intended. For clarity
>> and consistency, remove the word "minimum" from this point.
>>
>> We received a comment that this should apply to SC 1.4.6 as well since
>> the language is identical and the working group discussed this on the call
>> and in a survey (
>> https://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/35422/NewWCAGEditRec/results#xq7) and
>> agreed to add this as a new errata.
>>
>> If you have concerns about this proposed consensus position that have not
>> been discussed already and feel that those concerns result in you “not
>> being able to live with” this position, please let the group know before
>> the CfC deadline.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> AWK
>>
>> Andrew Kirkpatrick
>> Group Product Manager, Accessibility and Standards
>> Adobe
>>
>> akirkpat@adobe.com
>> http://twitter.com/awkawk
>>
>
>
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> John Foliot
> Principal Accessibility Consultant
> Deque Systems Inc.
> john.foliot@deque.com
>
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