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From: _mallory
Date: Aug 20, 2015 11:26AM

On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 09:36:16AM -0600, Jared Smith wrote:
> The W3C must decide whether they are more interested in optimally
> meeting the needs of web authors and people with disabilities by truly
> updating WCAG in a timely manner or in appeasing the legislative
> processes by keeping WCAG stable. I'd remind them that the G in WCAG
> stands for Guidelines. I think guidelines should guide!

A split? Something that's okay to be somewhat stale for the lawyers
and something that is aware of new technology and new needs and
new services, for developers, vendors and spec-writers to lean on?

Yeah yeah, double the work I know, and opens more wormcans, but...
if we can't speed up laws and politics, it seems dumb to let those
hold back useful guidelines and information.

_mallory