Thread Subject: Re: WCAG 1.3.3 language addition - my actionitemfrom a few weeks ago

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From: David Poehlman
Date: Wed, Aug 08 2007 1:35 PM

rely on means that they have a particular style to note that they are
instructions as I understand it.

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Subject: RE: [teitac-websoftware] WCAG 1.3.3 language addition - my
actionitemfrom a few weeks ago


>the latter and for styling, the former. In other words, if something is an

>instruction, it will not be indicated as such by these stylings and it will

>not be referred to in the instructions alone.
David, I do not see any reference to stylings for instructions in that text.
So I do not understand you. I believe the reference is to an instruction
that for instance reads: "Click the yellow button on the right to continue".

I think the phrase "instructions that rely on" must be clearer. If it means
"instructions that reference shape, location, etc. of components...", then
it should be re-worded.
Sailesh

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Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 12:44 PM
Subject: Re: [teitac-websoftware] WCAG 1.3.3 language addition - my
actionitemfrom a few weeks ago


>"Instructions provided for understanding and operating content do not rely
>on shape, size, visual location, or orientation of components.
>Additional information for use by assistive technologies - such as
>alternate text to describe necessary visual cues for understanding and
>operating the content, or programmatic encoding of relationships between
>objects that is necessary for understanding and operating the content, is
>sufficient."
Comments:
Does this mean : Instructions themselves do not rely on shape, location,
etc. of components
Or, does it mean:
The insttructions do not reference the shape, location, etc. of components?

Sailesh Panchang
Senior Accessibility Engineer
Deque Systems Inc. (www.deque.com)
11130 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite #140,
Reston VA 20191
Phone: 703-225-0380 (ext 105)
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