Re: Removing 1.4.8

> We've made progress.

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On Fri, Jun 7, 2019 at 3:51 PM John Foliot <john.foliot@deque.com> wrote:

> > We've made progress.
>
> Indeed! "Slow but steady wins the race" - The Tortoise
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tortoise_and_the_Hare> ;-)
>
> JF
>
> On Fri, Jun 7, 2019 at 12:53 PM Wayne Dick <wayneedick@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>> Well Level AAA is kind of experimental. I was just thinking we have
>> solved most of the issues raised by this SC.
>>
>> Maybe we should just point out in the Understanding that if you satisfy
>> WCAG 2.1, you have already have met or exceeded 1.4.8  (2), (4) and (5).
>> All that is needed is to enable user choice of color (1) and remove
>> justification of running text.
>>
>> We've made progress.
>>
>> Best Wayne
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 7, 2019 at 10:06 AM John Foliot <john.foliot@deque.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> Katie, your post starts with one lower-case word ("public") - was that
>>> intentional or was some content lost in transmission?
>>>
>>> @Wayne Dick <wayneedick@gmail.com> if as you note 1.4.8 has been
>>> subsumed by 1.4.10 Level AA, then why mess with 1.4.8? One of our "prime
>>> directives" during WCAG 2.1 was to ensure it was backward compatible, and
>>> not every organization is striving for 2.1 conformance, so I'd "leave
>>> sleeping dogs lay" as it were.
>>>
>>> My $0.05 Cdn.
>>>
>>> JF
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jun 6, 2019 at 6:05 PM Katie Haritos-Shea <ryladog@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> public. Would have concerns about removing any 2.x SC and makes notes
>>>> on the outcome of this discussion for Silver
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jun 6, 2019, 6:59 PM Jonathan Avila <jon.avila@levelaccess.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Wayne, do you think the justification requirement of 1.4.8 is clearly
>>>>> covered by SC 1.4.10?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Jon
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *From:* Wayne Dick <wayneedick@gmail.com>
>>>>> *Sent:* Thursday, June 6, 2019 6:54 PM
>>>>> *To:* GLWAI Guidelines WG org <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
>>>>> *Subject:* Removing 1.4.8
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *CAUTION:* This email originated from outside of the organization. Do
>>>>> not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and
>>>>> know the content is safe.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Except for color access, the content of 1.4.8 has been subsumed by
>>>>> 1.4.10 Level AA.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I suggest removing all but 1.4.8 1. Foreground and background colors
>>>>> can be selected by the user and keeping that Level AAA.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Comments?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Best Wayne
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> --
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>>> Representative
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>>>
>>>
>
> --
> *​John Foliot* | Principal Accessibility Strategist | W3C AC
> Representative
> Deque Systems - Accessibility for Good
> deque.com
>
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