Thread Subject: Re: Authoring Tools -- Wiki section added

From: Hoffman, Allen
Date: Wed, Jul 25 2007 3:30 PM

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William wrote:
Somewhere in the provisions we should (must?) specifically include the
notion that authoring tools are themselves accessible to PWD. A slight
expansion of Provision 1 would be a logical place for this: "...allow
the author [particularly one with disabilities]..." for example?

Allen responds:
My take is that this is addressed, if not "directly" in the general web
and software requirements already, but maybe it could be made more clear
via language in #1 of the authoring tools requirements.



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Subject: Re: [teitac-websoftware] Authoring Tools -- Wiki section added

Somewhere in the provisions we should (must?) specifically include the
notion that authoring tools are themselves accessible to PWD. A slight
expansion of Provision 1 would be a logical place for this: "...allow
the author [particularly one with disabilities]..." for example?

Judy Brewer wrote:
> At our meeting today, let's review the June 27 proposal, starting with

> the definition, then the four provisions.
> Proposed definition:
>
> "Authoring Tool: any software, or collection of software
> components, that authors use to create or modify content for
publication."
>
> Proposed provisions:
>
> 1. For each accessible content format supported, authoring tools
> must allow the author to produce content, including content derived
> from programmatic sources, that meets applicable electronic content
> accessibility standards.
>
> 2. Authoring tools must preserve accessibility information
> necessary for meeting the electronic content provisions, unless the
> user explicitly indicates otherwise.
>
> 3. For authoring tools with a user interface, authoring tools must

> provide a mode which prompts authors to create accessible content; and

> either a mode which assists authors in checking for accessibility
> problems, or interoperability with evaluation tools that provide that
function.
>
> 4. Authoring tools which provide pre-authored content, or
> templates to facilitate production of content, must provide at least
> one version that meets applicable electronic content accessibility
standards.
>
> Any specific remaining concerns for discussion -- in which case also
> suggestions for how to resolve those concerns?
>
> Thank you,
>
> - Judy
>
>
>

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