Ian,
in support of the proposal regarding twenty percent of W3C time, can I
draw your attention to this well reasoned blog on the need for
communication between developers and 'Non-technical folk' by Chris
Heilmann a well known accessibility advocate from Yahoo?
http://scriptingenabled.org/2008/07/the-biggest-barrier-to-accessibility-and-inclusive-design-is-us/
regards
Jonathan Chetwynd
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.openicon.org/
+44 (0) 20 7978 1764
On 18 Jul 2008, at 11:53, Jonathan Chetwynd wrote:
Ian,
I would like to propose that Working Group Charters** require
participants including staff and members to devote at least twenty
percent of their W3C time to enabling people with low literacy to
participate in the web. This time should be shared equally between
enabling exploring and authoring.
This requirement is in respect of the stated objectives of W3C to
enable all people to communicate on the web and in recognition that
approximately twenty percent of the population are illiterate.
regards
Jonathan Chetwynd
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.openicon.org/
+44 (0) 20 7978 1764
**Members of working groups are interpreting the current charters to
prevent discussion of whether their charter is actually meeting the
needs of end-users.
I have personal experience of this in respect of public lists and or
phone conferences for WAI, SVG and CSS groups
David Woolley expresses a similar concern here:
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ig/2008JulSep/0013.html
