- From: Patrick H. Lauke <redux@splintered.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2016 22:07:59 +0100
- To: w3c-wai-gl@w3.org
On 20/04/2016 22:01, Patrick H. Lauke wrote: > On 20/04/2016 20:33, Gregg Vanderheiden wrote: > >>> In short, a sighted user basically has to rely on the latter, some >>> form of additional plugin/extension, as per: >>> >>>> * A plug in AT (or other AT) can expose the label without having to >>>> focus on them. >> >> Correct. Just like blind users need to rely on some sort of screen >> reader. >> >> WCAG makes sure the content is or can be made accessible by the user >> with their tools. > > Following that rationale, you could also say that things such as color > contrast don't have to be set correctly, as a user could have tools to > override any page-defined colors, no? To elaborate a bit further on the wider discussion: while 1.3.3 may not necessarily be the correct place for this, but - particularly for cognitive disabilities - WCAG does need some requirement (at AAA perhaps) to ensure that icons are understandable/clear, either by explicitly using an additional visible text label, a way to switch to additional labels (for instance, this sort of thing is in many native software apps, where you can switch between icon only, icon + text, text only for controls/buttons), having a tooltip or similar appear when hovering/focusing the icon, etc. P -- Patrick H. Lauke www.splintered.co.uk | https://github.com/patrickhlauke http://flickr.com/photos/redux/ | http://redux.deviantart.com twitter: @patrick_h_lauke | skype: patrick_h_lauke
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