Thread Subject: Harmonizing 508 provisions with WCAG 2.0 draft

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From: Andrew LaHart
Date: Fri, Jun 08 2007 9:00 AM


Hello,
For the Web and Software subcommittee meeting on the 13th of June, please
review the following document, which identifies changes that may be
required in order to harmonize some of the proposed Section 508 web
provisions with the WCAG 2.0 May 17 Working Draft.

http://teitac.org/wiki/Reworded_WCAG_2.0_provisions

Thank you,
Drew

> ...We got an overall comment about revisiting the provisions we are
> harmonizing with WCAG 2.0 because there is now a new draft available.
Drew
> LaHart is going to look at all of our harmonized provisions and let us
know
> if there is new wording for any of them that we need to consider. - Andi
Andrew LaHart
IBM Human Ability and Accessibility Center
w3.ibm.com/able


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