- From: Access Systems <accessys@smart.net>
- Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 09:57:52 -0400 (EDT)
- To: RUST Randal <RRust@COVANSYS.com>
- cc: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
On Thu, 19 Aug 2004, RUST Randal wrote: > david poehlman wrote: > > I know you object to guidelines in general, but > > without them, there would be no guidance for pollicy and > > standards. > > Not true. Not true at all, David. I do not object to guidelines. I > object to guidelines that are not understandable and impractical. I've been thinking over the past few days reading all these and I think the biggest problem is we are spending all of our time argueing "HOW" when it doesn't really matter how, and how will change next week anyway. What is important is the "RESULT" we need to actually define the final output when viewed by the user. period. who cares how it happens. when we go down the road we come to a bridge, we know we can cross it because there are standards in bridge construction and this bridge somewhere along the line met those standards and it is checked regularly. how the bridge was built, the materials, the techniques, the design don't really matter what matters is I can drive accross it with my 18wheeler or my little 30 year old VWbeetle... same way. final output for public sites should be.....! . readable with all currently used browsers, or with a freely avaliable open source interperter. everything else is "details" how one does it is not really relavant to a code, maybe in the addendum. maybe this is all too simplistic, but I'm leaving on vacation tommorrow and that's the extent of my thinking today.... > If WCAG is just a set of guidelines, then what to you consider to be > standards or policy? Section 508? Section 508 is a Regulation that must be followed. there can be severe penaltys for failure to comply. (the full title is "section 508 of the rehabilitation act" it is an American act of Congress. it has the force of law, failure to comply can land one in court) Bob ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CONFIGURE YOUR E-MAIL TO SEND TEXT ONLY, see http://expita.com/nomime.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve Neither liberty nor safety", Benjamin Franklin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ASCII Ribbon Campaign accessBob NO HTML/PDF/RTF in e-mail accessys@smartnospam.net NO MSWord docs in e-mail Access Systems, engineers NO attachments in e-mail, *LINUX powered* access is a civil right *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# THIS message and any attachments are CONFIDENTIAL and may be privileged. They are intended ONLY for the individual or entity named
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