- From: Greg Lowney <gcl-0039@access-research.org>
- Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:15:46 -0800
- To: Jim Allan <jimallan@tsbvi.edu>
- CC: Simon HARPER <simon.harper@manchester.ac.uk>, WAI-ua <w3c-wai-ua@w3.org>
- Message-ID: <51133882.3020803@access-research.org>
I don't think a conformance claim should be only paper or video, as only a text-based, WCAG-compliant format would be maximally accessible as well as readily adapted, converted, searched, indexed, etc. I think a video can be a fine attachment or reference, but not a substitute.
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Subject: Re: conformance proposal
From: Jim Allan <jimallan@tsbvi.edu>
To: Simon HARPER <simon.harper@manchester.ac.uk>
Cc: WAI-ua <w3c-wai-ua@w3.org>
Date: 2/4/2013 7:06 AM
> video would need to be captioned. Transcript would be useful also.
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 2:18 AM, Simon Harper <simon.harper@manchester.ac.uk <mailto:simon.harper@manchester.ac.uk>> wrote:
>
> Nice, I like it - my only though on the video is that it will need to be
> accessible so still contain a transcript.
>
> Cheers
>
>
> Si.
>
> PS I check my email at 08:00 and 17:00 GMT. If you require a faster
> response please include the word 'fast' in the subject line.
>
> =======================
> Simon Harper
> http://simon.harper.name/about/card/
>
> University of Manchester (UK)
> Web Ergonomics Lab - Information Management Group
> http://wel.cs.manchester.ac.uk
>
> On 31/01/13 23:52, Jim Allan wrote:
> > all of this can be found in HTML at www.tsbvi.edu/conformance-proposal.htm <http://www.tsbvi.edu/conformance-proposal.htm>
> > Random thoughts
> >
> > Most SC are at the browser level at desktop, and platform level on mobile
> > device. Browsers have limited functionality
> > Have a lot of sc that are desktop specific. Should we highlight these, or
> > highlight the ones we think pertain to mobile.
> > Conformance claimcould be paper, or a video showing how things worked. this
> > would be good for extensions.
> >
> > the information below is from our Implementation document, Jan's stuff on
> > Partial conformance, Greg's stuff on conformance, conversations with Kelly
> > and Jeanne, and meeting minutes. I have made some sausage, in that bits and
> > pieces have been used from all of the above, rearranged, and slight
> > rewordings. Please comment on-line.
> >
> > Definition of User Agent
> >
> > A user agent is any software that retrieves, renders and facilitates
> > end-user interaction with Web content.
> >
> > What qualifies as a User Agent?
> >
> > These guidelines employ the following tests to determine if software
> > qualifies as a user agent. UAAG 2.0 divides potential user agents into
> >
> > platform-based application
> >
> > extension or plug-in
> >
> > web-based application
> >
> >
> >
> > Platform-based User Agent
> >
> > If the following three conditions are met, then it is a platform-based
> > application:
> >
> > It is a standalone application, and
> >
> > It interprets any W3C-specified language, and
> >
> > It provides a user interface or interprets a procedural or declarative
> > language that may be used to provide a user interface
> >
> >
> >
> > This includes desktops, and mobile devices.
> >
> > Full UAAG 2.0 Conformance
> >
> > A user agent conforms to UAAG20 at A, AA or AAA level when it meets the all
> > of the SCs appropriate for the claimed level of conformance. The UA may
> > meet the appropriate SCs wholly on its own or must list extensions
> > necessary to meet specified SCs that the UA cannot meet alone.
> >
> > Partial UAAG 2.0 Conformance –
> >
> > This conformance option may be selected when a user agent is unable to meet
> > one or more success criteria because of intrinsic limitations of the
> > platform. The SC marked with Not Applicable (NA) conformance should explain
> > what platform features are missing.
> >
> > User-Agent A conforms to the following Success Criteria:
> >
> > all met SC are listed.
> >
> >
> >
> > The following SC are listed as NA using the codes below:
> >
> > all NA SC are listed
> >
> >
> >
> > NA:* Not Applicable Codes: (Level A, AA, or AAA)
> >
> > *NA-Input:* not applicable due to a constrained input set (e.g. an
> > application that reads flight data in XML format from a corporate server,
> > or a help system that only displays HTML files included with the product)
> >
> > *NA-Platform:* not applicable due constraints of the platform (e.g. color
> > handling when the browser is run on a monochrome device, audio handling on
> > a silent device, video handling on a interactive voice response browser, or
> > interprocess communication on an operating system that does not support
> > multitasking). The conformance should explain what platform features are
> > missing.
> >
> > *NA-Output:* not applicable due to intentionally limited output modalities
> > (e.g. video handling in a browser that only does audio output even though
> > the platform might support video)
> >
> >
> >
> > The following SC are listed as Not Compliant using the following scheme:
> >
> > All Non-compliant SC are listed
> >
> >
> >
> > NC:* Not Compliant codes: (Level A, AA, or AAA)
> >
> > *NC-Potential:* not compliant but in theory a third party could make it
> > compliant using documented and supported techniques (e.g. the product's
> > extension architecture readily allows adding the required feature; this is
> > also allowed if the source is made available and the claimant believes it
> > could be modified to add compliance with less than one person-week of
> > effort, thus giving incentive for open source
> >
> > *NC-Unsupported:* may be compliant but not using documented and supported
> > techniques
> >
> > *NC-Impossible:* not compliant even with undocumented and unsupported
> > techniques
> >
> >
> >
> > Extension or Plug-in
> >
> > If the following two conditions are met then it is an extension or plug-in:
> >
> > It is launched by, or extends the functionality of a platform-based
> > application, and
> >
> > Post-launch user interaction is included in, or is within the bounds of the
> > platform-based application
> >
> >
> >
> > This includes most extensions and plugins (e.g. media players). It excludes
> > AT, as they are standalone applications separate from the browser (rule 2
> > above). It excludes web-based application plugins (see the definition
> > below).
> >
> > UAAG 2.0 Conformance for Extension (Level A, AA, or AAA):
> >
> > This option may be used for extension or plug-in with very limited
> > functionality. Conformance for an extension or plugin can be claimed for
> > specific SCs and the SCs related to preference settings, toolbar settings,
> > documentation, and programmatic access.
> >
> > The conformance claim must list all browsers and versions with which the
> > extension operates.
> >
> > The level of conformance (A, AA, or AAA) is determined as above except
> > that: (1) for any "no" answers, the extension (plug-in, etc.) must not
> > prevent the success criteria from being met by another user agent extension
> > as part of a complete user agent system and (2) the user agent extension
> > (plug-in, etc.) must meet any requirements applying to all functionality
> > (e.g. to be resizable, to provide documentation, etc.).
> >
> > Note: User agent Extensions would not be able to meet conformance if they
> > prevent additional user agent components from meeting the failed success
> > criteria (e.g., for security reasons).
> >
> > NA-Component: not applicable to the limited functionality provided by this
> > user agent component, plug-in, or extension (e.g. SC relating to rendering
> > content would not apply to a browser extension that adds additional menu
> > commands but does not itself render any content)
> >
> > Example:
> >
> > A "mouseless browsing" extension allows the following listed browsers (UA1,
> > UA2) to meet UAAG success criterion 2.3.3 ("Direct activation of Enabled
> > Elements: The user can move directly to and activate any enabled element in
> > rendered content."). Additionally we meet these SCs related to user
> > interface components (Guideline 2.1 2.3.4, 2.7.1, 2.7.1, 2.8.1, 3.3.1,
> > 3.3.2). All other SC are rated NA-Extension.
> >
> > Web-based User Agent
> >
> > If the following three conditions are met then it is an web-based
> > application:
> >
> > The user interface is generated by a procedural or declarative language; and
> >
> > The user interface is embedded in an application that renders web content,
> > and
> >
> > User interaction is controlled by a procedural or declarative language, or
> > if user interaction does not modify the Document Object Model of its
> > containing document.
> >
> >
> >
> > This is also known as a "webapp" Examples include Web-based text editors
> > (xStandard, ckEdit, etc.) canvas applications, web application (e.g
> > Docusign, c9.io <http://c9.io> - Cloud based IDE).
> >
> > @@all of the conformance below is the same as for a Platform based UA.
> > Perhaps we put the definitions sequentionally. So Platform and Web-based
> > are followed by one conformance section, then Extension/plug-in follows
> > with its conformance.@@
> >
> > Full UAAG 2.0 Conformance
> >
> > A user agent conforms to UAAG20 at A, AA or AAA level when it meets the all
> > of the SCs appropriate for the claimed level of conformance. The UA may
> > meet the appropriate SCs wholly on its own or must list extensions
> > necessary to meet specified SCs that the UA cannot meet alone.
> >
> > Partial UAAG 2.0 Conformance –
> >
> > This conformance option may be selected when a user agent is unable to meet
> > one or more success criteria because of intrinsic limitations of the
> > platform. The SC marked with Not Applicable (NA) conformance should explain
> > what platform features are missing.
> >
> > User-Agent A conforms to the following Success Criteria:
> >
> > all met SC are listed.
> >
> >
> >
> > The following SC are listed as NA using the codes below:
> >
> > all NA SC are listed
> >
> >
> >
> > NA:* Not Applicable Codes: (Level A, AA, or AAA)
> >
> > *NA-Input:* not applicable due to a constrained input set (e.g. an
> > application that reads flight data in XML format from a corporate server,
> > or a help system that only displays HTML files included with the product)
> >
> > *NA-Platform:* not applicable due constraints of the platform (e.g. color
> > handling when the browser is run on a monochrome device, audio handling on
> > a silent device, video handling on a interactive voice response browser, or
> > interprocess communication on an operating system that does not support
> > multitasking). The conformance should explain what platform features are
> > missing.
> >
> > *NA-Output:* not applicable due to intentionally limited output modalities
> > (e.g. video handling in a browser that only does audio output even though
> > the platform might support video)
> >
> >
> >
> > The following SC are listed as Not Compliant using the following scheme:
> >
> > All Non-compliant SC are listed
> >
> >
> >
> > NC:* Not Compliant codes: (Level A, AA, or AAA)
> >
> > *NC-Potential:* not compliant but in theory a third party could make it
> > compliant using documented and supported techniques (e.g. the product's
> > extension architecture readily allows adding the required feature; this is
> > also allowed if the source is made available and the claimant believes it
> > could be modified to add compliance with less than one person-week of
> > effort, thus giving incentive for open source
> >
> > *NC-Unsupported:* may be compliant but not using documented and supported
> > techniques
> >
> > *NC-Impossible:* not compliant even with undocumented and unsupported
> > techniques
> >
> >
> >
> > Example:
> >
> > A mobile app for an airline might, in fact, be an HTML browser that only
> > displays specially-structured text-only HTML content (flight information)
> > from a known source. Because the content is very predictable, certain UAWG
> > requirements that would usually apply to an HTML browser (e.g. regarding
> > how to display image alternatives) would not apply. @@this needs to be
> > expanded a bit@@
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
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