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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040">I did not included it because a consensus was reached that it would not be good to pick and choose which WCAG 2.0 Level AA success criteria to meet because
that may create all sorts of issues. The group felt that meeting most of the other AA requirements (specifically
</span><span style="color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">1.4.3 Minimum foreground/background contrast of text and images of text, 2.4.7 Focus Visible, 3.1.2 Language of Parts) was important.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Terrill Thompson pointed out that the time to debate WCAG 2.0 level AA success criteria was when those guidelines were being drafted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">I am more than happy to address the audio descriptions point of contention in the response, if the membership feels it needs to be
addressed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040">- Joe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Ron Stewart [mailto:ron@ahead.org]
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 06, 2012 12:21 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Humbert, Joseph A<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [Athen] ATHEN's response to the section 508 update<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">First feedback I have gotten from AHEAD is about audio description. I know that was a point of contention, and there seems to be some language related to the topic but should it be addressed more specifically?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Ron<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu">athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu</a>
<a href="mailto:[mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu]">[mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu]</a>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Humbert, Joseph A<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 06, 2012 6:59 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Athen] ATHEN's response to the section 508 update<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Hello ATHEN list members,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Attached is the draft of ATHEN’s response to the Section 508 update created by a sub-group of members who volunteered to work on it. Everyone please review the
document and post comments back to the list. Comments are needed by 5pm tomorrow so that I may finalize the response and submit it before the 11:59pm deadline on March 7<sup>th</sup>. I apologize for the late notice, but there was a very short time table
on this project. Thank you to all those who have participated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Alterative link to document:
<a href="http://www.joehumbert.com/ATHEN_Response_to_Access_Board_ANPRM.doc">http://www.joehumbert.com/ATHEN_Response_to_Access_Board_ANPRM.doc</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Joe Humbert, Assistive Technology and Web Accessibility Specialist</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">UITS Adaptive Technology and Accessibility Centers</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Indiana University, Indianapolis and Bloomington</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">535 W Michigan St. IT214 E</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Indianapolis, IN 46202</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Office Phone: (317) 274-4378</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Cell Phone: (317) 644-6824</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="mailto:johumber@iupui.edu" target="_blank">johumber@iupui.edu</a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="http://iuadapts.indiana.edu/" target="_blank">http://iuadapts.Indiana.edu/</a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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