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Re: Rules versus "Rules"

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From: Ryan E. Benson
Date: Apr 12, 2012 8:33PM

Hi Ryan,

I would say it depends on what authority you have on the product, who
the audience is, and how well you document your justifications for not
technically meeting something. For the first part, at work when I am
acting as/for a COTR/COR (Contracting Officer Technical Rep) a
contractor cannot tell me that they are simply going to do x because
of some reason. I can instruct them not to do x either because I have
the authority to do so. Of course they can suggest work arounds, but I
can say no follow the rules.

For the last criteria I listed, justification, my mindset goes to COTS
(Commercial Off The Shelf) products and VPATs. While this might not be
the best example, I think you can see what I mean, say instead of
using a label, you are doing something with ARIA, you should mark it
as partially compliant, and in the notes how some fields are using
ARIA, a sentence overviewing what ARIA is, and a link to a statement
on your site which: details ARIA, why your company uses it at times,
and which AT supports it well.

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Ryan E. Benson


On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 2:24 PM, Ryan Hemphill
< <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> Hey guys,
>
> There has been a discussion at my job today about 508/WCAG versus more
> 'soft assessments' of accessibility considering how well the software
> actually works.
>
> Can anyone weigh in on their experiences?  We all know that 'being
> compliant' on a legal standard doesn't necessarily translate to
> accessibility.  I'm interested to hear your perspective and what you've
> seen.  Have you been seeing the 'soft criteria' initiate change much or is
> it still in debate?
>
> Ryan
>
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