Thread Subject: Rewrite of 21(g)
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From: Jim Thatcher
Date: Mon, Nov 06 2006 4:19 PM
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I volunteered to rewrite 21(g). Here it is as found in the 508 standards.
A - 21(g) Applications shall not override user selected contrast and color
selections and other individual display attributes.
To me "to override settings" means to change the settings and they may or
may not be changed after overriding them. I think that this was intended to
say that applications must respect/honor the settings so...
B - 21(g) Applications shall respect/honor user selected contrast and color
selections and other individual display attributes.
Seems like we may need something relating to "features of other products
that are identified as accessibility features, where those features are
developed and documented according to industry standards".
C - 21(g) Applications shall respect/honor user selected contrast and color
selections and other individual display attributes when the availability of
those selections are developed and documented according to industry
standards.
I believe that C is not necessary for contrast and color settings - but what
are the other display attributes?
My current preference is:
D - 21(g) Applications shall respect user selected contrast and color
selections.
Jim
Accessibility Consulting: http://jimthatcher.com/
512-306-0931
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