- From: Jon Gunderson <jongund@uiuc.edu>
- Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 09:17:25 -0600
- To: Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org>, w3c-wai-ua@w3.org
Ian, I like the new checkpoint. How do you feel about making the requirement to conform to WCAG 1.0 at a P2 requirement. I would use the same argument for P2 as the group used to make documentation conformance a P2 level. Jon At 01:50 PM 12/27/2000 -0500, Ian Jacobs wrote: >Hello, > >Per my action from the 16 November face-to-face meeting [1], >please consider this proposed change to checkpoint 6.2. > > >From the 23 October draft [2]: > > 6.2 Use and conform to W3C Recommendations when they are > available and appropriate for a task. [Priority 2] > > Note: For instance, for markup, conform to HTML 4 [HTML4], XHTML > 1.0 [XHTML10], or XML 1.0 [XML]. For style sheets, conform to > CSS ([CSS1], [CSS2]). For mathematics, conform to MathML > [MATHML]. For synchronized multimedia, implement SMIL 1.0 > [SMIL]. For information about programmatic access to HTML and > XML content, refer to guideline 5. User agents may conform to > other specifications in addition to those required by this > checkpoint. For reasons of backward compatibility, user agents > should continue to implement deprecated features of > specifications. Information about deprecated language features > is generally part of the language's specification. > >The discussion points at the face-to-face meeting were >the following: > >1) It's a P2 issue to implement W3C specifications, or if > you don't, implement formats that allow conformance to > WCAG 1.0 (at any level of conformance). > >2) It's a P2 issue to conform to a spec, not just > to implement it incompletely. > >3) It's important to support deprecated features, but > this will not a requirement of UAAG 1.0 (per our resolution). > >4) It's important to implement the latest version, > but developers should consider supporting the version that > has the latest accessibility features. [This is for Techniques] > >5) One reviewer requested a clearer statement of > what "available" means. > >Putting these together: > ><NEW> > 6.2 Use and conform to either (1) W3C Recommendations when they are > available and appropriate for a task, or (2) non-W3C > specifications that enable the creation of content that > conforms to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 > [WCAG10] at any conformance level. [Priority 2] > > Note: For instance, for markup, conform to HTML 4 [HTML4], XHTML > 1.0 [XHTML10], or XML 1.0 [XML]. For style sheets, conform to > CSS ([CSS1], [CSS2]). For mathematics, conform to MathML > [MATHML]. For synchronized multimedia, implement SMIL 1.0 > [SMIL]. A specification is considered "available" if it is > published (e.g., as a W3C Recommendation) in time for > integration into a user agent's development cycle. ></NEW> > >For the techniques (in addition to other points): > >1) For reasons of backward compatibility, user agents should continue >to implement deprecated features of specifications. Information about >deprecated language features is generally part of the language's >specification. > >2) If more than one version or level of a specification is appropriate >for a particular task, user agents are encouraged to conform to the >latest version. However, developers should consider implementing the >version that best supports accessibility, even if this is not the >latest version. > > - Ian > >[1] http://www.w3.org/WAI/UA/2000/11/minutes-20001116#issue-324 >[2] http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/WD-UAAG10-20001023/ > >-- >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 Division of Rehabilitation - Education Services MC-574 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
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