Thread Subject: Re: FW: proposal for 8.1 redistribution.

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From: Gregg Vanderheiden
Date: Sun, Oct 14 2007 4:45 PM

I don't think you can have MUSTs in notes. Notes are meant to explain what
might be ambiguous in a provision but they cannot add any requirements not
in the provisions already.



These look like provisions added as notes.





Hmmmm maybe reword --- change "MUST" to "would need to".



If we need the MUST because the provision language doesn't already require
this - then we need to make new provisions.



Too tired to figure out if this works




Gregg
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Subject: [teitac-websoftware] FW: proposal for 8.1 redistribution.

The consensus of the subgroup seems to be as below:



Sean Hayes
Incubation Lab
Accessibility Business Unit
Microsoft



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(based on Sep 14 draft).



Replace 8.1 with a clause in the General Technical Requirements:



1.2-X - Accessible Content

In complying with this subpart, each agency must operate software in a
manner such that output from the software that is distributed or archived by
the agency is made accessible to people with disabilities.





Add notes to the provisions in section 3 as follows:



3-F - Non-text Objects



Note: In order to achieve this provision, non text objects in data operated
on by the software must be associated with textual equivalents that the
software can obtain as readily as it can obtain the non-text object itself.

Where a non-text object is a scanned image of text, textual equivalents must
allow for the inclusion of the text of the scanned image of text.

Where a non-text object is a dynamic presentation, graphs, or other derived
information from a data source, textual equivalents must allow for the
inclusion of the data used.





4-A



Note: in order to achieve this provision, synchronized media that contains
audible information necessary for the comprehension of the material must be
associated with a synchronized text equivalent of that audible information,
that the player can obtain as readily as it can obtain the synchronized
media itself.



4-B



Note: in order to achieve this provision, synchronized media that contains
non-audible information necessary for the comprehension of the material must
be associated with a synchronized audible equivalent of that non-audible
information, that the player can obtain as readily as it can obtain the
synchronized media itself.



3-M



Note: in order to achieve this provision, objects in data operated on by the
software which can be presented in 2 dimensions, must be associated with
sufficient information to identify a logical one dimensional presentation of
the same objects, that the software can obtain as readily as it can obtain
the 2 dimensional objects themselves.



(comment should this extend to higher dimensions too?)



3-O (bullet 1)



Note: in order to achieve this provision, table objects in data operated on
by the software must be associated with sufficient information to identify
any row and column headers for the table, that the software can obtain as
readily as it can obtain the table itself



3-O (bullet 2)



Note: in order to achieve this provision, cells in table objects with
multiple logical levels of headers in data operated on by the software must
be associated with sufficient information to identify any row and column
headers for the table cell, that the software can obtain as readily as it
can obtain the table cell itself



3-U (on bullet row, state... etc)

Note: in order to achieve this provision, interactive elements encoded in
data operated on by the software must be associated with sufficient
information to determine a role, state(s), name, and description for the
interactive element, that the software can obtain as readily as it can
obtain the interactive elements itself.



3-N

Note: in order to achieve this provision, links encoded in data operated on
by the software must be associated with link text that the software can
obtain as readily as it can obtain the link itself..



3-G

Note: in order to achieve this provision, text encoded in data operated on
by the software must be associated with sufficient information to identify
both the primary language of the text, and the language of any sections or
the text that are in another language from the primary language, that the
software can obtain as readily as it can obtain the text itself.







Sean Hayes
Incubation Lab
Accessibility Business Unit
Microsoft



Office: +44 118 909 5867,

Mobile: +44 7875 091385

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