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Re: thoughts from Jim Thatcher re the DoJ ANPRM

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From: Karlen Communications
Date: Jan 21, 2011 1:48PM

I've uploaded my comments in the original document to the web site and used
the comments area for instructions on how to find highlighted content in the
attached document.

Cheers, Karen

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[mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Terrill Thompson
Sent: January-21-11 3:21 PM
To: WebAIM Discussion List
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] thoughts from Jim Thatcher re the DoJ ANPRM

Jim Thatcher recommends that the DOJ require only Level A WCAG 2.0 success
criteria (plus one Level AA criterion, related to visible focus for keyboard
users). His argument is that "level AA is too strong, too complicated, too
much." His response lists all the Level A success criteria in order to
reinforce that these are enough (there are 26 of them).

However, we should also consider the thirteen Level AA success criteria -
these are the ones that would *not* be required if the ADA only require
Level AA.

I've created a paraphrased list of them all here: http://bit.ly/h7iKGU

If you have an opinion as to how strong the ADA requirements should be, you
only have until Monday (January 24) to let the DOJ know! Here are
instructions for submitting a comment:
http://www.ada.gov/anprm2010/anprm2010_comment.htm

Terrill Thompson
Technology Accessibility Specialist, University of Washington

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[mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Jennison Mark
Asuncion
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 8:20 PM
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Subject: [WebAIM] thoughts from Jim Thatcher re the DoJ ANPRM

Hello,

Thought some folks might find Jim Thatcher's perspective on the Department
of Justice's proposal to apply the ADA to the web of interest
http://www.jimthatcher.com/anprm.htm


Jennison
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Jennison Mark Asuncion
Co-Director, Adaptech Research Network <www.adaptech.org> LinkedIn at
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