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From: Hoffman, Allen
Date: Tue, Mar 27 2007 5:40 AM
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I don't feel we should drop the frames requirement, it is testable,
workable, and not so difficult to meet. It is one that actually works.
While there could be overlap from another item that requires UI elements
to be named, specificity isn't a bad thing now and then.
Allen Hoffman -- 202-447-0303
DHS Office on Accessible Systems & Technology
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I couldn't agree anymore! I do not think it should be dropped.
Blene W. Bekure
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Don wrote:
5. I am wondering if we should delete the frames requirement 1194.22(i).
At least for screen readers, definitive frame naming is helpful, but no
longer a major issue in terms of site navigation and comprehension.
DC: Ironic that we've been concerned about accommodating people who are
deaf-blind but would unintentially toss out the much larger population
of people with both vision and learning limitations. No, I wouldn't make
more of this standard than it is, but I most certainly wouldn't drop it.
It definitely provides meaningful orientation until screen readers
become smart enough to stop reading this invisible text altogether. Wish
we could actually prohibit the use of frames, but of course that's way
out of bounds.
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