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Re: W3C structure, Standards bodies, and more (was How is PDF accessibility evaluated?)

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From: John Foliot
Date: Feb 6, 2015 10:26PM

Chagnon | PubCom wrote:
>
> Thanks for catching those details, John (JF).

NP, and really, it was only to be specific about the roles we and they all
play.

> I'll refrain from more discussion about who controls what at the ISO as
> it's not for this public discussion.

I'll agree that it is off-topic at this point, however at some level I think
that it is important that we all have a basic understanding of how all the
pieces fit together. And if anyone ever wants to ask a question in that
realm, they can contact me directly, and I'll try to help.

>
> I think we all agree on one issue:
> There are a lot of standards-writing organizations (boards, committees,
> whatever), but none of those standards can be enforced until someone
> adopts them, such as through government legislation that mandates
> adhering to particular standards.

Yep.

>
> And those of us in the US probably unanimously agree on another:
> Please please please, US Access Board, get the 508 refresh out!
> This is a huge embarrassment. We have the tools and software to make
> most documents fully accessible, without blowing the US budget. It's
> "do-able."

Agreed! It will be interesting to see how hot a topic this will be at this
year's CSUN.

JF