Thread Subject: Re: "Content" in our subcommittee

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From: Peter Korn
Date: Thu, Oct 26 2006 11:25 PM

Hi Jim,

My understanding/recollection was that we would first go through the
existing language, and then with the output of that work in hand, tackle
new issues like document content.


Regards,

Peter Korn
Accessibility Architect,
Sun Microsystems, Inc.

> Hi,
>
> The Group B wiki page does a great job of pulling out the provisions in 21
> and 22 that address content (rather than navigation or operation). But I'm
> not sure if it hits the issue presented to us by the Access Board. If I
> remember correctly, they had gotten a lot of questions about whether
> documents attached to email, like a Word file with an image, was covered by
> 508 and if so, did they require some other sort of technical solution.
>
> 1. Am I right in stating your concern, Access Board folks?
> 2. Is Group B on the right track for that concern?
>
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