1.11.1, 2.5.3, 2.5.5

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1.11.1 Access Relationships:
The user can access explicitly-defined relationships based on the
user's position in content (e.g. show form control's label, show
label's form control, show a cell's table headers). (Level A)
2.5.3 Location in Hierarchy:
The user can view the path of nodes leading from the root of any
content hierarchy in which the structure and semantics are implied by
presentation, as opposed to an explicit logical structure with defined
semantics (such as the HTML5 Canvas Element), or as a consequence of
decentralized-extensibility (such as the HTML5 item / itemprop
microdata elements), and only if the user agent keeps an internal
model of the hierarchy that it does not expose via the [DOM] or some
other accessibility mechanism. (Level A) .
Jan Richards Substitute 2.5.3
The user can view the path of nodes leading from the root to the
current focused element.
Comment: This does change the meaning, but it is doable?  I am not
sure that the semantics of all presentational relationships can be
identified or defined programatically once the author created them.
2.5.5 Access to Relationships which Aid Navigation:
The user can access explicitly-defined relationships based on the
user's position in content, and the path of nodes leading from the
root of any content hierarchy to that position. (Level AA)
Ambiguities with 2.5.5:

Discussion:
What is the difference between 1.11.1 and 2.5.5.
Also, what does "the root of any content hierarchy to that position" mean?
What if the path from an arbitrary node with explicitly defined
relationships involves many such relationships.  Are they all
displayed?
Issues:
Should these structures should be navigable? Neither 1.11.1 nor 2.5.5
say that the information about the path from the root to the point of
interest can be navigated.  Is that the intent?
Does 2.5.5 want there to be access to navigation across explicitly
defined relationships?
Reccommendations

Adopt Jan's Language for 2.5.3.

Merge 1.11.1 into one SC.  If navigation should be active place it in
2.5 otherwise leave it in 1.11.

Received on Wednesday, 18 January 2012 01:15:00 UTC