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From: Geof Collis
Date: Apr 16, 2010 7:18AM

Hi Patrick

Thank you very much!

I was recently told:

As for Browse Aloud I have tested this program
and it will be a boon to people with all types of
disabilities. I would point out to you that The
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
documents explain how to make web content
accessible to people with disabilities. That is
exactly what Browse Aloud goes a long way to accomplishing.

cheers

Geof


At 07:38 AM 4/16/2010, you wrote:
>On 16/04/2010 12:23, Geof Collis wrote: > Can
>anyone clarify if Browse Aloud or other programs
>like it are a > part of the WCAG and if so
>exactly where is it mentioned? Nope, they're
>not...or, to clarify your question a bit more
>with the answer: WCAG does not, in its normative
>text, make any reference to additional tools
>like BrowseAloud or other self-voicing website
>feautres. In the (strictly *informative*)
>techniques document, there is one technique
>relating to this sort of thing G79: Providing a
>spoken version of the text
>http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/NOTE-WCAG20-TECHS-20081211/G79
>This technique relates to SC 3.1.5 Reading Level
>http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/REC-WCAG20-20081211/#meaning-supplements
>And remember, it's not mandatory, and it's not
>the *only* way of addressing the success
>criterion. There are other sufficient techniques
>mentioned (and there may be even more techniques
>that aren't mentioned...such is the nature of
>the informative techniques doc)
>http://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/quickref/#qr-meaning-supplements
>As an aside: I know that, particularly
>BrowseAloud, has in the past made spurious
>marketing claims to that effect, and also said
>things like "PAS78 recommends you use
>BrowseAloud" etc (in reference to the old
>guidance from the British Standards Institute on
>commissioning accessible websites). -- Patrick
>H. Lauke
>