David MacDonald SC Notes on LVTF SCs

From Low Vision Accessibility Task Force


David MacDonald's December 15, 2016 email to the WCAG WG and his spreadsheet indicate that many of the LVTF SCs lack SC acceptance criteria.

SCs that do not meet SC acceptance criteria per David's spreadsheet

Issue 9: Informational Graphic Contrast (Minimum)

Criterion not met:

  • Testable
  • Implementable

He also notes Issue 9 overlaps LVTF issue 10 and that both COGA and LVTF want 1.4.8 moved up w additions.

Issue 74 Text Colors

Criterion not met:

  • Testable
  • Condition not method
  • All Technologies
  • Implementable

He also notes "User Agent issue, SC don't reference users"

Issue 75: Metadata on Hover

Criterion not met:

  • Condition not method
  • All Technologies
  • Implementable

He also notes "Mature Except obscuring other content has lots of ramifciations (ie big mouse vs small) Change "mouse" to "pointer".

Issue 76: Printing customized text

Criterion not met:

  • Testable
  • Condition not method
  • Applies to all content
  • All Technologies
  • Implementable

He also notes "User Agent issue"

Issue 78: Spacing

Criteria not met:

  • All Technologies

He also notes: "Not Mature User Agent issue"

SCs that meet SC acceptance criteria per David's spreadsheet

The following LVTF SCs following SC meet SC acceptance criteria

Issue 10: Interactive Element Contrast (Minimum)

  • Overlaps LVTF issue 9 and COGA issue 36.

He also notes: "Mature, need to be explicit about ONE Edge Contrast Important testable?"

Issue 57: Line Length

  • Overlaps LVTF Issue 58

He also notes: "Mature"

Issue 58: Reflow to Single Column

  • Overlaps LVTF Issue 57

He also notes "Mature"

Issue 77: Resize content

Criteria not met:

  • None (Alastair pointed out the last issue was dealt with, and suggested a minor tweak to the relevant exception.)

He also notes" "Gregg points out that the list of exceptions is not long enough, and possibly could be very long, so has proposed new language to characterize the exceptions"