- From: Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org>
- Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 11:54:02 -0400
- To: Jon Gunderson <jongund@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
- CC: w3c-wai-ua@w3.org
Jon Gunderson wrote: > > Comments in JRG: > At 04:02 PM 4/16/00 -0400, Ian Jacobs wrote: > >Hello, > > > >As part of resolving issue 232 [1], I'd like to propose the > >following text for the section on conformance to explain which > >user agents this document is meant for. Please note that the > >abstract of the document already discusses which user agents > >these guidelines are meant to address. > > > ><BLOCKQUOTE> > >Which user agents may conform > > > >This document has been designed to promote the accessibility of > >general-purpose graphical user agents. While many of the principles > >set forth in this document apply to other > >classes of user agents, including assistive technologies, many of the > >checkpoints do not. As the number of applicable > >checkpoints decreases for a piece of software, the likelihood > >increases that the guidelines are not an accurate gauge of the > >accessibility of that piece of software. Therefore, while assistive > >technologies and other specialized user agents obviously promote > >accessibility, they are not expected to conform (for instance, because > >they offer a single output mode such as speech, > > JRG: I would suggest : > The primary mode of output maybe generated speech, but the technology does > offer a minimal visual interface for sighted support and trouble > shooting. The speech part of the interface may comply with the guidelines, > but the visual interface does not. IJ: I don't think we should enter into that much detail in this part of the guidelines. - Ian > >or they do not make > >available information through APIs) because > >they are not general purpose user agents. This document will help > >assistive technology developers understand what functionalities and > >communication an accessible general purpose user agent should provide. > ></BLOCKQUOTE> > > > > - Ian > > > >[1] http://cmos-eng.rehab.uiuc.edu/ua-issues/issues-linear.html#232 > >-- > >Ian Jacobs (jacobs@w3.org) http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs > >Tel: +1 831 457-2842 > >Cell: +1 917 450-8783 > > Jon Gunderson, Ph.D., ATP > Coordinator of Assistive Communication and Information Technology > Chair, W3C WAI User Agent Working Group > Division of Rehabilitation - Education Services > College of Applied Life Studies > University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign > 1207 S. Oak Street, Champaign, IL 61820 > > Voice: (217) 244-5870 > Fax: (217) 333-0248 > > E-mail: jongund@uiuc.edu > > WWW: http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~jongund > WWW: http://www.w3.org/wai/ua -- Ian Jacobs (jacobs@w3.org) http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs Tel: +1 831 457-2842 Cell: +1 917 450-8783
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