Edit comment LC-1024 for Accessibility Guidelines Working Group

Quick access to

Previous: LC-685 Next: LC-890

Comment LC-1024: Comment Shortname:; Commenter: Gian Sampson-Wild <gian@tkh.com.au>; Message-id:; Section of the document concerned:

or; Refinement of the section concerned:; Status:
assigned to; Type:; Resolution status:
Response drafted Resolution implemented Reply sent to commenter; Response status:
No response from Commenter yet Commenter approved disposition Commenter objected to disposition
Commenter's response (URI):; Comment:
Conformance schema - The decision to remove the design requirement from Level 1 has meant there is no appreciable difference between Level 1 and Level 2. I recall many instances where SC were moved to L2 because of this design requirement, yet I have not seen any indication that these SC are being moved back in to L1.

Proposed Change:

Merge Level 1 and Level 2 SC into one group called "Mandatory". Rename Level 3 to "Advisory" or "Optional" Alternatively set up a taskforce (which I volunteer to be a part of, or head) to review L2 and L3 SC to see if they can be moved to L1.; Related issues: (space separated ids); WG Notes: [TEAMA] Discussed in the 22 February 2007 telecon: RESOLUTION: Close issues 1024 and 1026 as amended (minor typo). Stay with three levels. http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/2007/02/22-wai-wcag-minutes.html {not-accept}; Resolution: The working group feels that there are three categories of success criteria, so we have retained three levels of conformance. The description of conformance levels in WCAG 2 has been rewritten to clarify the levels (see http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/WD-WCAG20-20070517/#overview-levels ): The word "levels" does not mean that some success criteria are more important than others. Each success criterion in WCAG 2.0 is essential to some users, and the levels build upon each other. However, even content that conforms at AAA (triple-A) may not be fully accessible to every person with a disability. *In general, Level A success criteria achieve accessibility by supporting assistive technology while putting the fewest possible limits on presentation. Thus people with a wide range of disabilities using a wide range of assistive technologies, from voice input and eye-tracking devices to screen readers and screen magnifiers, are able to access content in different ways. In other words, Level A success criteria support the ability of both mainstream and specialized user agents to adapt content to formats that meet their users' needs. *The success criteria in Level AA provide additional support for assistive technology. At the same time, they also support direct access to content by the many people who use conventional user agents without assistive technology. In general, Level AA success criteria place more limits on visual presentation and other aspects of content than the success criteria in Level A. *Level AAA success criteria increase both direct access and access through assistive technology. They place tighter limits on both presentation and content.; (Please make sure the resolution is adapted for public consumption)