- From: Hansen, Eric <ehansen@ets.org>
- Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 16:52:37 -0400
- To: "'w3c-wai-ua@w3.org'" <w3c-wai-ua@w3.org>
To: UA list From: Eric Hansen Re: I think that the conformance requirement for documentation in checkpoint 11.1 needs to be clarified and, if my inference about the meaning of checkpoint 11.1 is correct, then it is too strict and needs to be loosened. I can imagine a developer of module A says, "I have this composite user agent D composed of modules A, B, and C. My documentation for module A is Triple-A WCAG 1.0 conformant, as is the documentation for module B. But the documentation for module C is only Double-A conformant because there were some acronyms that were not expanded (WCAG 1.0 checkpoint 4.2). Therefore, overall, the documentation for composite user agent D is only Double-A conformant, thus ensuring (per checkpoint 11.1) that my conformance claim is no better than Double-A conformant." I think that this standard is too strict. Old (28 July 2000): "11.1 Provide a version of the product documentation that conforms to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 [WCAG10]. [Priority 1] Note: User agents may provide documentation in many formats, but at least one must conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 [WCAG10]." New: "11.1 Provide a version of the product documentation that conforms to level-A of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 [WCAG10]. [Priority 1] Note: User agents may provide documentation in many formats, but at least one must conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 [WCAG10]." Note that I have only required level-A conformance. I don't think that level triple-A is appropriate at all; Priority 3 checkpoint "may" help people with disabilities. Double-A conformance might be warranted. I think that we need to minimize such interpendencies. =========================== Eric G. Hansen, Ph.D. Development Scientist Educational Testing Service ETS 12-R Princeton, NJ 08541 609-734-5615 (Voice) E-mail: ehansen@ets.org (W) 609-734-5615 (Voice) FAX 609-734-1090
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