- From: Janina Sajka <janina@concerto.rednote.net>
- Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 23:14:26 -0400
- To: www-voice@w3.org
- Cc: W3C WAI Protocols & Formats <w3c-wai-pf@w3.org>
On behalf of the Protocols and Formats Working Group (WAI): We are concerned that the security provisions specified in Appendix E: Securing access to <data> http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/WD-voicexml21-20040728/#sec-data-security would negatively impact accessibility. * It is reasonable to believe that various agencies and service * organizations might create specialized scripts to better meet * the interface needs of certain populations of persons with * disabilities who cannot directly use a voice-based service * without special accomodation. Indeed, we believe such enhanced * interfaces could provide access to information and services were * it does not exist today. Protecting this opportunity is * important. * The mechanism outlined in Appendix E, however, tends to limit * access to organizations known to the organization hosting the * VoiceXML application. Agencies serving persons with * disabilities, however, are likely to be unknown and of lesser * commercial impact. It is likely, therefore, that agencies * serving persons with disabilities would find it dificult to be * listed. * Furthermore, the mechanism specified in Appendix E would require * agencies serving persons with disabilities to seek listing with * every VoiceXML application host individually. This is burdensome * and likely to result in spotty accessibility support at best. We would suggest the security control provisions be reconsidered to provide for a authenticated access vouched and certified by a third-party trust broker. While such services may not be commonplace today, we believe numerous use case scenarios exist for such services--beyond the current instance. -- Janina Sajka, Chair Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina@freestandards.org Phone: +1 202.494.7040
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