Re: Screen readers do not obey language changes in HTML

certainly right about WAI carring the load without the resources.

and seperate is never equal but those on the inside looking out have a far 
different perspective than those on the outside looking in

Bob


On Wed, 29 Apr 2015, Wayne Dick wrote:

> Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2015 10:20:48 -0700
> From: Wayne Dick <waynedick@knowbility.org>
> To: Christophe Strobbe <strobbe@hdm-stuttgart.de>
> Cc: Steve Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>,
>     "Batusic, Mario" <mario.batusic@fabasoft.com>,
>     "w3c-wai-ig@w3.org" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
> Subject: Re: Screen readers do not obey language changes in HTML
> Resent-Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2015 17:21:16 +0000
> Resent-From: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
> 
> This issue is exactly what I have feared for years. We have one system for
> able bodied users and an alternative system for people with disabilities.
>
>> From the US Supreme Court 1954, "separate educational facilities are
> inherently unequal." The same is true of separate software service flow
> models.
>
> APIs are essential, and ARIA is critical but they carry to heavy of a load.
> It is really too difficult for AT  and web developers to keep up. The
> central focus for accessibility support should come from the HTML, CSS and
> Javascript languages.
>
> I know a lot is being done, but to me WAI is carrying the weight of the
> technical load with a tiny fraction of the resources.
>
> Please correct me if I am wrong.
>
> Wayne
>
> Wayne
>

Received on Wednesday, 29 April 2015 17:32:16 UTC