Thread Subject: Re: Summary ofproposednewWeband Softwareprovisions

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From: David Poehlman
Date: Wed, Apr 04 2007 11:00 AM

I hope it's not text only. Screen readers for instance even older ones can
deal with low graphics and text only just doesn't cut access for a lot of
people and navigation of content is critical and can not be optimally
achieved through text only pages. Plus, there is the whole idea of sharing
content. If I'm looking at a page and someone else is viewing the same
screen, we need to be able to fully access that content. I'm not doing well
with this but I Hope the point is clear that text only is not even welcome
or encouraged as a last resort.

Thanks!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Tobias" < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
To: "'TEITAC Web/Software Subcommittee'"
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Subject: Re: [teitac-websoftware] Summary of proposednewWeband
Softwareprovisions


I can imagine a two-tier approach to this issue. Under the "equivalent
facilitation"
provision, there would be sections for each of the other, technical,
provisions. The
one for "web" would include the option of creating a text-only page.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Smith, Jamie [mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 9:55 AM
> To: TEITAC Web/Software Subcommittee
> Subject: Re: [teitac-websoftware] Summary of proposed
> newWeband Softwareprovisions
>
> As long as there is something in the web site section that
> makes it clear that an equivalent format is required, then
> saying text-only page, isn't necessary. I agree with Andi,
> and alternative format that is
> equivalent, may not be a text-only version.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
> [mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ] On Behalf
> Of Andi Snow-Weaver
> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 5:21 PM
> To: TEITAC Web/Software Subcommittee
> Subject: Re: [teitac-websoftware] Summary of proposed new
> Weband Softwareprovisions
>
> Looks like we have two opposing views on 22 (k).
>
> A text-only page, with equivalent information or
> functionality, shall be provided to make a web site comply
> with the provisions of this part, when compliance cannot be
> accomplished in any other way. The content of the text-only
> page shall be updated whenever the primary page changes.
>
> Barbara thinks it is important and SHOULD NOT be removed.
> David thinks it doesn't help accessibility and SHOULD be removed.
>
> When we discussed this provision, we determined that it was
> not necessary because of the over arching principle of
> equivalent facilitation.
> Alternative versions are already allowed by the equivalent
> facilitation principle whether this provision is in the Web
> section or not. It is also too restrictive in requiring a
> "text-only" page. The alternative version doesn't have to be
> "text only". It just has to conform.
>
> Andi
>
>
>
>

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