Re: SC #78 'Adapting text', and a question regarding consensus on icon fonts from Alastair Campbell on 2017-04-20 (w3c-wai-gl@w3.org from April to June 2017)

From: Alastair Campbell <acampbell@nomensa.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2017 15:10:55 +0000
To: "Patrick H. Lauke" <redux@splintered.co.uk>
CC: "w3c-wai-gl@w3.org" <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
Message-ID: <8F80E484-BF89-4C27-88E9-360CF36EA5CF@nomensa.com>

Patrick wrote:
> I'd argue that this type of exemption can't be made, as that relies purely on following a non-normative technique suggestion.
    
So I assume 1.3.1 refers to HTML specs, and 4.1.1 to ARIA specs?

Could we raise a bug on HTML to include using role=img for icons that don’t use a native icon?

Cheers,

-Alastair

Received on Thursday, 20 April 2017 15:11:44 UTC