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From: Andrew Kirkpatrick
Date: Tue, Aug 14 2007 2:05 PM
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I'll vote for the latter also. More similar to existing language in 508
is better in this case.
AWK
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> Of Peter Korn
> Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 11:32 AM
> To: TEITAC Web/Software Subcommittee
> Subject: Re: [teitac-websoftware] Color
>
> Hi Gregg,
>
> Good catch. My preference is the second of your two proposals.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Peter Korn
> Accessibility Architect,
> Sun Microsystems, Inc.
>
> > Current TEITAC proposal is not sufficient.
> >
> > "Color must not be used as the only means of conveying information,
> > indicating an action, prompting a response, or
> distinguishing a visual
> > element."
> >
> > 1) Markup could be used to meet this requirement and is of
> no value to
> > people who are color blind - and they are the target of
> this provision.
> >
> > (The Non-text content provision and presentation provision already
> > cover this for people who are blind.)
> >
> > 2) For products where AT is not used or usable, a new provision or
> > subprovision would be needed.
> >
> > Suggest using WCAG language.
> >
> > *Any information that is conveyed by color differences is also
> > simultaneously visually evident without the color differences. *
> >
> > Or perhaps
> >
> > "*Color must not be used as the only VISUAL means of conveying
> > information, indicating an action, prompting a response, or
> > distinguishing a visual element."*
> >
> > * *
> >
> >
> > Gregg
> >
> > ------------------------
> >
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> > University of Wisconsin-Madison
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