- From: Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org>
- Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 11:38:00 -0400
- To: Steven Pemberton <steven.pemberton@cwi.nl>
- CC: w3c-wai-ua@w3.org
Steven Pemberton wrote: > > Thanks for the reply. > > > IJ: As Jon points out in his email, DOM is required for Level A > > conformance. We have received a lot of comments, such as "What about > > kiosks or environments where there is no communication with > > assistive technologies?" to which we answered (in section 1.2 > > of the document): we are not aiming at those user agents for UAAG 1.0. > > > > Nor are we concerned in UAAG 1.0 with mobile devices or other > > environments where DOM implementation would be a heavy footprint > > burden. > > > > We are requiring the DOM so that assistive technologies have access > > to content in a manner that allows them to track changes to > > content in a structured and efficient manner. > > So if I have a voice browser that follows all the other guidelines, but > doesn't have scripting, it cannot be level A compliant? That is correct. In this case, the DOM is being required not as an interface for scripts, but as an interface for assistive technologies. _ Ian -- Ian Jacobs (ij@w3.org) http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs Tel: +1 831 457-2842 Cell: +1 917 450-8783
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