- From: Mark D. Urban <docurban@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 08:53:17 -0500
- To: "'Gautier Barrere'" <barrere@gmail.com>, <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
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Hi Gautier! IMHO (In my Humble Opinion), You have met the spirit, if not the letter, of the guideline. Your second example is technically more conforming to the Techniques document, but the Guidelines themselves do not (except in specific areas) mandate the HTML mechanism to be used in complying with WCAG. So - in my mind, if you are giving the definition of the acronym, then noting the acronym, that is (at least in English) common usage. It also provides a definition the first time the acronym appears, as the guideline requires. So my opinion is that you have met the requirement. One question though - why are you opposed to adding the ACRONYM tag? Regards, -Mark D. Urban 919-395-8513 (cell) Chair, North Carolina Governor's Advocacy Council for Persons with Disabilities Keep up with the latest in worldwide accessibility at (http://www.icdri.org/) _____ From: w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org [mailto:w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Gautier Barrere Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 5:50 AM To: wai-ig Subject: 4.2 WCAG 1.0 Checkpoint Hi all ! I have a question concerning the 4.2 WCAG 1.0 checkpoint "Specify the expansion of each abbreviation or acronym in a document where it first occurs". What should I do if there is this sentence in my webpage : <body> Welcome to the Dallas tennis association (DTA) <body> Should I indicate again the expansion like following : <body> Welcome to the Dallas tennis association <ACRONYM title="Dallas tennis association">DTA</ACRONYM><body> I think the first version is the better, the aim of the guideline is not to provide redundant information. Could you help me ? Gautier.
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