Comments on: WCAG Samurai Errata Released http://blackwidows.co.uk/blog/2007/06/08/wcag-samurai-errata-released/ The meanderings of a black widow... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:06:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Grant Broome » Blog Archive » WCAG Samurai Errata Released. http://blackwidows.co.uk/blog/2007/06/08/wcag-samurai-errata-released/comment-page-1/#comment-66158 Grant Broome » Blog Archive » WCAG Samurai Errata Released. Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:43:01 +0000 http://blackwidows.co.uk/blog/?p=129#comment-66158 [...] Green Mel Pedley Joe Dolson It only matter is you care Roger [...] [...] Green Mel Pedley Joe Dolson It only matter is you care Roger [...]

]]> By: Black Widow http://blackwidows.co.uk/blog/2007/06/08/wcag-samurai-errata-released/comment-page-1/#comment-29329 Black Widow Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:59:57 +0000 http://blackwidows.co.uk/blog/?p=129#comment-29329 Fair comment - although I thought I'd covered this when I said that I didn't think the Errata could possibly cover the all of the issues faced by users with cognitive disabilities. I've amended my original post to try and clarify your position. Overall, I think my own take on this is broadly in line with Gian Sampson-Wild's comments in her <a href="http://samuraireview.wordpress.com/technical-review/" rel="nofollow">technical peer review</a>. I don't necessarily agree with <strong>every</strong> single point she makes but I do think that there are some areas where the Errata could clarify or extend the original guidelines in a way that could benefit these users. I still don't think we'll have a level playing field (that's probably going to take a lot more than the a single errata document) but it would be a pity to miss the opportunity to make some positive changes while we can. Fair comment - although I thought I’d covered this when I said that I didn’t think the Errata could possibly cover the all of the issues faced by users with cognitive disabilities. I’ve amended my original post to try and clarify your position.

Overall, I think my own take on this is broadly in line with Gian Sampson-Wild’s comments in her technical peer review. I don’t necessarily agree with every single point she makes but I do think that there are some areas where the Errata could clarify or extend the original guidelines in a way that could benefit these users. I still don’t think we’ll have a level playing field (that’s probably going to take a lot more than the a single errata document) but it would be a pity to miss the opportunity to make some positive changes while we can.

]]> By: Joe Clark http://blackwidows.co.uk/blog/2007/06/08/wcag-samurai-errata-released/comment-page-1/#comment-29316 Joe Clark Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:48:16 +0000 http://blackwidows.co.uk/blog/?p=129#comment-29316 OK, I’ll read the whole thing later, but you didn’t quote enough of the documents. We aren't <em>ignoring</em> cognitive disability. It’s just that we cannot graft a set of “corrections” onto the paltry guidelines in WCAG 1 that purport to address it. We opted not to pretend we could do that. OK, I’ll read the whole thing later, but you didn’t quote enough of the documents. We aren’t ignoring cognitive disability. It’s just that we cannot graft a set of “corrections” onto the paltry guidelines in WCAG 1 that purport to address it. We opted not to pretend we could do that.

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