On Aug 14, 2008, at 5:22 AM, Steve Green wrote:
I have no idea what they mean by "UK DDA aware". DDA is not a
technical
standard and has nothing to do with the WCAG. Compliance with WCAG
(even
AAA) is no guarantee that a site meets the requirements of the DDA.
The
latter is concerned with 'actual outcomes' i.e. can people with
disabilities
access the site.
It is reasonable to include Section 508 because it is not a subset
of WCAG
AAA. It is substantially based on WCAG but it has additional
requirements.
Steve
I thought that "UK DDA" is based on the WCAG AA guideline no? One
time I did a template coding for a UK company, and was asked to follow
WCAG AA guideline.
As for Section 508, my impression is that, despite the additional
requirements, it doesn't even quite meet the WCAG A.
In the early years of my Standard Compliant pilgrim, I did a couple
sites that were WCAG AAA compliant (if Bobby was right) so that I
could get a field experience then reading the WCAG guidelines that I
have had difficulty to comprehend. I agree that compliance with WCAG
is of no guarantee that a site is fully accessibly, however, I do
think that if a site scores WCAG AAA, it pretty much covers section
508, and maybe UK DDA (I am not very famliar with this guideline).
tee
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