- From: john_slatin <john_slatin@forum.utexas.edu>
- Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 11:19:18 -0500
- To: "'Lisa Seeman'" <seeman@netvision.net.il>, john_slatin <john_slatin@forum.utexas.edu>, "Xtech (E-mail)" <wai-xtech@w3.org>
Lisa, I don't understand how using percentages helps with possible cultural bias. For example, as I understand it you've proposed that level 3 conformance will require adopting 100% of the practices listed in the Advice section. Would that mean that only people from Western countries would be able to claim level 3 conformance? How can we avoid putting-- or seeming to put-- ourselves and our constituents in that box? John John Slatin, Ph.D. Director, Institute for Technology & Learning University of Texas at Austin FAC 248C, Mail code G9600 Austin, TX 78712 ph 512-495-4288, f 512-495-4524 email jslatin@mail.utexas.edu web http://www.ital.utexas.edu -----Original Message----- From: Lisa Seeman [mailto:seeman@netvision.net.il] Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 11:22 am To: 'john_slatin'; Xtech (E-mail) Subject: RE: 4.1 success criteria - proposal for division >A further point: even >in English, it's not always appropriate to avoid the passive. Yet another example of why the % graded levels are necessary -----Original Message----- From: Charles McCathieNevile [mailto:charles@w3.org] Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 9:05 am To: WAI GL Subject: 4.1 success criteria - proposal for division Hi, I think it is important that any success criteria for language use includes a list of applicable languages. For example, there is a proposal not to use noun sequences. In french, one can reasonably say la version du loi de droits de general de gaulle (either: General de Gaulle's version of the law of rights, or the version of the law of General de Gaulle's rights). Similarly, it is proposed that verbs in the passive mood be avoided. (I.e. the last sentence would fail, twice). I don't know if this applies in all languages. If we do not think that a criterion works for a particular language, we should not say anything. If we think that a criterion does not work for a particular language, we should say so. I realise that this will leave us with a weaker list than we might have, but hopefully it will encourage people with relevant expertise to help fill the list. It will also hopefully mean we avoid saying things that are wrong and would cause problems. cheers chaals -- Charles McCathieNevile http://www.w3.org/People/Charles tel: +61 409 134 136 SWAD-E http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/Europe ------------ WAI http://www.w3.org/WAI 21 Mitchell street, FOOTSCRAY Vic 3011, Australia fax(fr): +33 4 92 38 78 22 W3C, 2004 Route des Lucioles, 06902 Sophia Antipolis Cedex, France
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