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Re: WCAG 2.0 Compliance criteria for internal or non public websites

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From: Sam S
Date: Dec 9, 2009 11:24AM

Hello all,
Thank you four your feedback. I completely agree with all of you that
all accessibility requirements should be implemented with equal
importance.
I had asked this query as sometimes, companies which are in the early
stages of accessibility implementation prefer to start by implementing
only critical accessibility features based on requirements. In such a
case I wanted to know what level of compliance a website can claim.
When any website/ organization wants to impalement accessibility it
may happen in a phased manner with the critical issues addressed
first.
The case of providing transcripts for audio was just given as an
example to convey my question.
Thanks,
Sam.

On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 11:03 PM, Margit Link-Rodrigue < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> You have to ask yourself what you are trying to achieve. If you want to meet
> legal requirements as defined in Section 508, then you have to meet all
> success criteria for WCAG 2.0, including 1.1.1 which refers to audio content
> and is a Level A requirement.
>
> If you simply want to comply with some company rules and processes (e.g.
> CMMI), then your company has to clearly state in your supporting
> documentation that you are currently striving for partial compliance and
> what your timeline is to achieve full compliance.
>
> It is unethical, in my opinion, if you are trying to award yourself a
> compliance seal if you leave out potential future employees/Intranet users
> that are hearing impaired. Intranet or not doesn't matter, because the
> location of the file is a temporary aspect and the lines between
> Intranet/Extranet/Internet usually get blurrier the larger a company grows.
>
> Thanks,
> Margit
>