- From: Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org>
- Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2000 22:33:01 -0400
- To: w3c-wai-ua@w3.org
Hello, Please consider the following editorial clarification to checkpoints 3.3, 3.5, and 3.6 (of the 7 May draft [1]): 3.3 Allow the user to turn on and off rendering of video. [Priority 1] 3.5 Allow the user to turn on and off animated or blinking text. [Priority 1] 3.6 Allow the user to turn on and off animations and blinking images. [Priority 1] After discussion with Charles and Eric Hansen about these checkpoints, we concluded that the requirement was to "freeze" video and animations. The term "turn on and off" may be construed to mean "do not render at all" but I don't believe that is the requirement expressed by these checkpoints. The accessibility problem in these cases (unless I am mistaken) arises from the distraction of the motion, not the mere rendering of the visual information. We do have a P2 checkpoint about turning off the rendering of images (checkpoint 3.9). Therefore, I propose using the term "freeze" instead of "turn on and off" for these three checkpoints. - Ian [1] http://www.w3.org/WAI/UA/WD-UAAG10-20000507 -- 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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