- From: Charles McCathieNevile <charles@w3.org>
- Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 11:45:52 -0400 (EDT)
- To: WAI Cross-group list <wai-xtech@w3.org>
Hi, I would like to propose that we modify the problem statement in the introduction. Broadly, I am adopting Ian's proposal of http://www.w3.org/2002/04/25-xag to replace everything after the example code although I have slightly adapted his proposed text. In particular I removed the reference to ICADD - it is intersting but seems unnecessary here, and lessened the explanation of device independence and machine semantics - again I don't think they are necessary in describing the problem. Proposed replacement text: In this example, the problem is not that the author of this document didn't put an alt attribute or textual equivalent attached to the photo element, it's that the designer of the language didn't put the attribute or the proper support in the language itself (that is, in the schema or the DTD). This means that there is no reliable way for a user to find how an author tried to explain a particular image in text form. This document specifies requirements for XML languages to ensure that people can create documents in a given XML language which are as accessible as possible to people with disabilities, who use a variety of different techniques and tools to access the Web.
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