Re: WCAG 2.2 status - Icon Description

attached two images where internally we don't think a description is needed, also the icons may have another meaning while visually the same (as it can also be a choice of the user which one to use).

These icons are all part of a label (inside interactive element)

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From: Alastair Campbell <acampbell@nomensa.com>
Sent: Monday, January 13, 2020 11:43 AM
To: Hall, Charles (DET-MRM) <Charles.Hall@mrm-mccann.com>
Cc: WCAG list <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
Subject: Re: WCAG 2.2 status - Icon Description


Hi Charles,



Discussion here is fine ☺



> I would prefer a more strict SC.

> “on or before the first occurrence of an icon on the page” can still be a challenge or barrier for people (including those interpreting the SC without specific examples).



I didn’t quite understand what you were suggesting should change, did you mean that it should always be available with the icon, rather than before it?



A scenario we were considering was that icons can be used as categorisation and used repeatedly in table rows/columns, for example:

https://i1.wp.com/www.joelonsoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/grid.gif?ssl=1


[alt = a table of cases in a bug tracker, the first column shows an icon for ‘bug’ (spider), ‘idea’ (light bulb), and email (envelope).]



In scenarios like data-visualisations or maps, it seemed reasonable to allow for a legend approach rather than require something on every instance.

It would also help keep it cross-technology, as things like ePub/PDF wouldn’t (reasonably) be able to have a page-level toggle.





> This also assumes the “page” is the user’s context.



Yep, this is for WCAG 2.x, so the page is the unit of conformance.



Cheers,



-Alastair

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