- From: Harry Loots <harry.loots@ieee.org>
- Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 17:27:16 +0100
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
the more i read the 'guidelines' (WCAG 2.0), the more disillusioned i become. i'm getting the impression that when it's all said and done, there won't be any regulation left. Each guideline is now coached in such terms, so that whatever you end up doing may be okay; because even if the guideline states this or that, then there is an escape clause inserted which should please the plug-in software vending fraternity, who may now, in all honesty tell governments (their biggest consumer) that their software allows for accessible content, "without any HTML knowledge required"! Despite the fact that their software may only run on the latest and selected operating systems. At least with WCAG 1.0 the rules were clear - and there were no escape clauses. What we really need is for WCAG 1.0 to be re-arranged to reflect genuine accessibility requirements; not a watered-down attempt to appease software vendors. Regards Harry Ikhaya Internet Consulting
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