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From: Jim Tobias
Date: Mon, Mar 26 2007 11:05 AM
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In today's General Interface Subcommittee call, we had an extended
discussion about how
to make sure that accessibility features and compatibilities are easy enough
to discover and
activate. That is, how do we guarantee that an end user or sysadmin can
find the
needed feature and install/configure/activate it.
Some of these may have to do with workarounds, AT compatibility, etc., in
pretty fine
detail. For example, a particular piece of software may work with a given
screen reader
except for a few conditions. The VPAT may not be the best tool for
communicating
about that in detail. Getting this information out to the user or sysadmin
may be
crucial in making the product actually accessible (instead of theoretically
accessible).
We heard clear concerns as well, however, that in some cases some of this
information
may be proprietary, such as when it involves the specific technology
implementations
used by the vendor.
The question arose: is this issue the domain of the Documentation
Subcommittee? I think it
is.
Here is the current draft of 1194.41(b):
End-users shall have access to a description of the accessibility and
compatibility
features of products in alternate formats or alternate methods upon request,
at no
additional charge.
I would modify it thus:
End-users and technology managers shall have access to a description of the
accessibility
and compatibility features of products, including how to install, configure,
and activate
them. These descriptions shall be available in alternate formats or
alternate methods
upon request, at no additional charge.
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Jim Tobias
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