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From: Chagnon | PubCom
Date: Jul 18, 2014 11:42AM

Whitney wrote:
"For me, the biggest question is how can we get to a point where content
designers/developers are not at the mercy of dozens of different programs,
but can count on standards working as meaningful standards. Isn't
accessibility partly about allowing people to interact with content
(etc) in a way that is useful and meaningful for them....not dictating the
technology or interaction style they choose to use?"

Here here!
Standards are what advances technology, systems, and society.
We're trying to get the standards standardized and make people aware of
them, but it's a long process.

The only situations where I've seen standards reach that point is in HTML
and manufacturing standards, which both have great financial benefits to the
corporate world. Example, if you want to sell your manufactured product
around the world, it must meet ISO manufacturing standards.

Maybe if the corporate world understood what they could gain by adopting
accessibility standards we'd be further along in this process.

-Bevi Chagnon
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