Re: Accessibility of Documentation, checkpoint 11.1

Actually I would propose having three checkpoints. it is Priority 1 to have
documentation that meets level-A of WCAG. It is Priority 2 to meet
double-A. and so on. (That's all relative priorities are, but if they are the
only one it is simpler to make it three checkpoints I suspect.)

Cheers

Chaals

On Fri, 18 Aug 2000, Ian Jacobs wrote:

  Charles McCathieNevile wrote:
  > 
  > Well, I would vote for a relative priority as used in ATAG. It seems odd to
  > have a triple-A tool where the documentation has removed the absolute
  > barriers, but not the significant impediments, to using the documentation.
  
  I have two comments:
  
  1) I think Eric's proposal is a clarification of the current
  implications
     of checkpoint 11.1. Therefore, I think it can be incorporated as
     an editorial change.
  
  2) I think Charles' comment raises a new issue for this checkpoint.
     We have had two previous issues about relative priority 
     checkpoints (Issue 267 [1] for checkpoint 11.2 and Issue 111 [2]
     for checkpoint 6.1). 
  
     In both of those cases, we did not choose a relative priority
     scheme and both checkpoints remained P1. For checkpoint 6.1,
     it was felt that authors would never use P3 features unless
     UAs supported them. And for checkpoint 11.2, it was felt that
     knowing about UA features that promote accessibility
     (whatever their priority) was critical to using the tool.
    
     Checkpoint 11.1 is slightly different; it's about the
     documentation itself, not features being supported or
     documented. 
  
     I understand Charles' point, and I could live with a relative
     priority checkpoint here. However, I would prefer just leaving
     it a Level-A requirement and keeping the document simpler.
     I would not be in favor of choosing Level Double-A just because
     it's in the middle.
  
   - Ian
  
  [1] http://server.rehab.uiuc.edu/ua-issues/issues-linear.html#267
  [2] http://server.rehab.uiuc.edu/ua-issues/issues-linear.html#111
   
  > Charles
  > 
  > On Thu, 17 Aug 2000, Ian Jacobs wrote:
  > 
  >   Ian Jacobs wrote:
  >   >
  >   > "Hansen, Eric" wrote:
  > 
  >   > > 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.
  >   >
  >   > It's my opinion that we don't have to say this since to conform at
  >   > all to WCAG 1.0 you must conform at least a level-A. However, if people
  >   > feel that saying level-A explicitly clarifies the minimal requirement,
  >   > I'm ok with this proposal.
  > 
  >   I would go further to say that this is an editorial clarification
  >   and I will add it to the next draft (with a note that the WG has
  >   not confirmed this proposal). Since we have not specified to date
  >   which particular level of WCAG conformance is required, it follows
  >   that the minimal level is WCAG Level-A.
  > 
  >   If there is any opposition to Level-A being the minimal level
  >   of conformance for this checkpoint, please speak up.
  > 
  >    _ Ian
  > 
  > 
  > 
  > 
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