Re: FW: Guideline 1.0

I agree with Gregg's suggestion.  Gregg's proposed statement is more in
line
with the goal of creating information that is compatible with different
rendering mediums.  A statement to design for specific mediums implies
that the user would be testing their content on the mediums they are
designing for and most web developers would not be testing their page with
speech or refreshable Braille technologies.

Jon
 

On Thu, 2 Nov 2000, Gregg Vanderheiden wrote:

> 
> Hi all
> I would like to suggest an edit to WCAG 2.0  Draft
> The current Guideline 1.0 reads:
> "Design content that can be presented visually, auditorially or tactually,
> according to the needs and/or preferences of the user."
> This one both seems to ask that authors design things to be presented
> tactually and that they design them according to the needs and preferences
> of the user.  I think both of these will cause problems to authors in trying
> to do pages.  In particular, I think they may have a very hard time and have
> a strong emotional reaction to being asked to design pages to be presented
> tactually.    Most won't know what that means or feel they should have to
> learn how to do that.
> Suggested rewording would be:
> "Design content so that it can be presented in different forms by users to
> meet their needs or preferences (i.e., all visual, all auditory, all
> tactile)".
> This not only indicates that the job of rendering it in different forms
> would be taking place at the user's end but also seems to indicate that the
> goal is to design something which can be presented in different ways rather
> than having to design for each of the different ways specifically.  Finally,
> it highlights  the fact that some people will be looking at things in all
> visual or all auditory form.
> Thoughts?
> Gregg
>

Received on Friday, 3 November 2000 09:08:53 UTC