Catherine,
I'm afraid I find it very hard to 'read' W3C documentation of any kind.
I tend to use it more as reference material on specific points or
queries - particularly in conjunction with validator type tools.
The views you are highlighting are not the first time I have heard these
sentiments expressed.
I remember Brian Kelly of UKOLN being very vocal / informed about
aspects of the WAI documentation - perhaps you could drop him a line?
Regards,
Duncan
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Sent: 18 January 2005 14:44
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Subject: W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Hi Folks,
Has anyone read/commented on the latest draft of the Web Content
Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG, latest draft at
http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/)?
I am concerned that as these guidelines are evolving, they are becoming
more and more technical in nature and as a result harder to understand
for web authors. The danger is that:
(a) web authors may misinterpret certain aspects of the guidelines and
build web sites which are not accessible.
(b) more and more people may think that web accessibility is too
difficult to achieve and not something they should bother with.
In both cases, the result will be less accessible web sites.
I have submitted a series of comments to the WAI via the public mailing
list but I am unsure whether these comments from just one individual
will carry much weight.
I was wondering what your view on the matter is. Unfortunately, no UK
university seems to be in the WAI Working Group.
Many thanks for your help.
Best regards,
Cath
Dr. Catherine M. Brys
Library Web Services Administrator
- Library Web Site Accessibility and Usability Project - Glasgow
University Library, Hillhead Street, Glasgow, G12 8QE, Scotland, UK
e: c.brys [at] lib.gla.ac.uk
t: +44 (0)141 330 6748
w: www.lib.gla.ac.uk/accessible
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