Re: CFC - Publish WCAG2ICT First Public Working Draft

> On Aug 3, 2023, at 11:26 AM, Patrick H. Lauke <redux@splintered.co.uk> wrote:
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> "Continued promotion" or "dealing with the reality that WCAG has been either enshrined into, or referenced by, legislation around the world right at this point, so we're having to make do with the less-than-ideal situation out here in the real world"...


Hi Patrick. 

Right, 1.4.3/1.4.11 specifically are not things that should be incorporated into statute law as they stand. That they have become such is setting actual accessibility backwards. While not good as voluntary guidelines, as elevated into “law” becames bad law. The 508 has reasonable exceptions, unfortunately the EU does not, and it needs to.

Something you may find amusing from a WCAG trash-panda perspective, is this guidebook on accessibility <https://www.visitbritain.org/sites/default/files/vb-corporate/visitengland_national_accessible_scheme_serviced_standards.pdf>  This booklet on accessibility from the British Tourist Authority, England’s national tourist board, This accessibility guide was created in 2011:

https://www.visitbritain.org/sites/default/files/vb-corporate/visitengland_national_accessible_scheme_serviced_standards.pdf


The part that is amusing is not only that it fails WCAG 2.0 in areas, but how those fails are properly passes with a perceptually accurate model, such as APCA (the fact it’s a pdf notwithstanding).

Here’s an example from the inside front cover, the text is white on red—for color deficient vision this is ideal—yet WCAG 2 insists that black on red is better. 

For comparison I created a matching version with black text—Black against red is notably worse, especially for common color vision deficiencies. WCAG 2 contrast presents conditions that are harmful to readability, particularly for those with color insensitive vision. This has led to a massive misunderstanding in the accessibility community as a result, with promotion of the mistaken belief that WCAG 2.x contrast is “doing something special” for CVD. It isn’t, at least not in a good way.

This is not an isolated case, and it is one worth noting.





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