language indication in understanding documents

[Bart Simons-2]

Hello,

I'd like to ask the authors of understanding WCAG2.0 to add the indication
of the base language to the documents (e.g.
http://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/media-equiv-av-only-alt.html).
Thus to make them compliant with
3.1.1 Language of Page: The default human language of each Web page can be
programmatically determined. (Level A)

It would make it easier to read it with my screenreader.

In the WCAG-document itself and in "how to meet" the language indication is
allright.

Thanks in advance

Bart Simons
--
AnySurfer - Quality mark for accessible websites in Belgium
http://www.anysurfer.be

[Shawn Henry]

Hello Bart,

It would be best if you would submit this comment directly, either:
1. through the "Comment Form - Understanding WCAG 2.0" at http://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/comments/understanding.php
2. by email to public-comments-wcag20@...

For more information, see "Instructions for Commenting on WCAG 2.0 Documents" at http://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/comments/

Thanks!

~Shawn


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Shawn Lawton Henry
W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
e-mail: shawn@...
phone: [phone]
about: http://www.w3.org/People/Shawn/





Bart Simons wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I'd like to ask the authors of understanding WCAG2.0 to add the
> indication of the base language to the documents (e.g.
> http://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/media-equiv-av-only-alt.html).
> Thus to make them compliant with
> 3.1.1 Language of Page: The default human language of each Web page can
> be programmatically determined. (Level A)
>
> It would make it easier to read it with my screenreader.
>
> In the WCAG-document itself and in "how to meet" the language indication
> is allright.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Bart Simons

[Gregg Vanderheiden]

Hi Bart

best place to post these is indeed through the public comment mechanism.  We don't always catch things posted on IG.

in this case though - you don't need two.  Both chairs and the staff contact for WCAG happened to notice this on IG and all posted it to the editors to fix.

But don't count on that in the future.  Please use the comment form Shawn listed below to ensure that it gets to the working group

thanks 

(and thanks Shawn)

Gregg

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Gregg Vanderheiden Ph.D.

Director Trace R&D Center

Professor Industrial & Systems Engineering

and Biomedical Engineering

University of Wisconsin-Madison

 

On Sep 30, 2009, at 9:33 AM, Shawn Henry wrote:

Hello Bart,

It would be best if you would submit this comment directly, either:
1. through the "Comment Form - Understanding WCAG 2.0" at http://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/comments/understanding.php
2. by email to public-comments-wcag20@...

For more information, see "Instructions for Commenting on WCAG 2.0 Documents" at http://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/comments/

Thanks!

~Shawn


-----
Shawn Lawton Henry
W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
e-mail: shawn@...
phone: [phone]
about: http://www.w3.org/People/Shawn/





Bart Simons wrote:

Hello,

I'd like to ask the authors of understanding WCAG2.0 to add the indication of the base language to the documents (e.g. http://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/media-equiv-av-only-alt.html). Thus to make them compliant with

3.1.1 Language of Page: The default human language of each Web page can be programmatically determined. (Level A)

It would make it easier to read it with my screenreader.

In the WCAG-document itself and in "how to meet" the language indication is allright.

Thanks in advance

Bart Simons