- From: Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org>
- Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 21:44:29 -0500
- To: Harvey Bingham <hbingham@ACM.org>
- CC: w3c-wai-ua@w3.org
Harvey Bingham wrote: > > Ian Jacobs wrote: > >First draft of glossary entry: > > > > Normative, Non-normative, Informative > > > > As used in this document, the term "normative" refers to > > "that on which the requirements of this document depend > > for their most precise statement." What is normative > > is required for conformance (though the conformance scheme > > of this document allows claimants to exempt certain normative > > provisions as long as the claim discloses the exemption). > > Note: Such exemption is justifiable only when there is no intent to provide > that kind of assistive technology. I don't think it's a question of "justifiable". Exemptions are possible through our various mechanisms: applicability, conformance levels, content type labels, and input modalities. That's what I intended by "exemption". - Ian -- 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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