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Comment LC-1248: Comment Shortname:; Commenter: Henny Swan <henny.swan@rnib.org.uk> on behalf of Royal National Institute of the Blind; Message-id:; Section of the document concerned:

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Comment: In reference to the number of baselines given there needs to be more of a focus on non-government/intranet example baselines. Government and Intranet baselines are the less contentious ones to set (at RNIB we have always done this for Intranets for example making adherence to JS less of a priority dependant on the user agents etc used in the organisations). Business websites, corporates, SME's etc are the ones who are going to need more of a steer as they have business needs that may overshadow fair baselines.

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Perhaps another 2 examples of potential baselines for business could be given along with rationale.; Related issues: 1273 1316
(space separated ids); WG Notes: [TEAMA] Discussed in the 19 April 2007 telecon: accepted by unanimous consent http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/2007/04/19-wai-wcag-minutes.html {partial accept}; Resolution: The concept of baselines has been completely re-written. WCAG now discusses accessibility-supported Web technologies (i.e. technologies that are used to create content that work with users' assistive technologies and access features in browsers): "In choosing Web technologies (HTML, scripting, etc.) that will be used when creating content that will meet the WCAG 2.0 success criteria, authors must use technologies that are supported by users' assistive technologies as well as the accessibility features in browsers and other user agents. Such technologies are referred to as "accessibility supported."" So the question becomes "What technologies are considered accessibility supported for public web pages?", that is, web pages for which the author has no special knowledge about what user agents and assistive technologies are available to users. To answer this, one would need need: 1. Accessibility support analyses for candidate technologies, documenting the user agent (browser and assistive technology) support for that technology. 2. Analysis of browser and assistive technology available to users. Ideally, this information would be gathered in a publicly available location that could be consulted by anyone creating a public website. Until such a database is available, it may be necessary for authors to consult with knowledgeable sources for advice.; (Please make sure the resolution is adapted for public consumption)