Comments on: What’s happening in WCAG 2? http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200609/whats-happening-in-wcag-2/ standards, accessibility, and ranting and general stuff by the web chemist Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:36:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: JackP http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200609/whats-happening-in-wcag-2/#comment-116 JackP Tue, 05 Sep 2006 13:24:12 +0000 http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200609/whats-happening-in-wcag-2/#comment-116 Joe, I wasn't wishing to imply that <strong>you</strong> tell people what to think, merely that rather than thinking for themselves, people will tend to blindly follow someone considered to be an <em>authority</em> on a particular subject. It's a sad state of affairs that given the choice, many people would rather <strong>not</strong> think for themselves. And, like it or not, you <em>are</em> an authority when it comes to accessibility. Just like Nielsen for usability… Joe, I wasn’t wishing to imply that you tell people what to think, merely that rather than thinking for themselves, people will tend to blindly follow someone considered to be an authority on a particular subject. It’s a sad state of affairs that given the choice, many people would rather not think for themselves.

And, like it or not, you are an authority when it comes to accessibility. Just like Nielsen for usability…

]]> By: Joe Clark http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200609/whats-happening-in-wcag-2/#comment-115 Joe Clark Tue, 05 Sep 2006 13:13:03 +0000 http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200609/whats-happening-in-wcag-2/#comment-115 I do not tell people what to think. Hence no one should, by definition, rely on me to do so. I do not tell people what to think. Hence no one should, by definition, rely on me to do so.

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