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Re: Another attempt at plain language

Tobias Bengfort <tobias.bengfort@posteo.de> Sat, 12 September 2015 06:30 UTC

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Subject: Re: Another attempt at plain language
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On 11/09/15 20:44, Shawn Steele wrote:
> It's also unclear to me that a web developer would create multiple 
> English versions of a web page to enable this support.

This is exactly what is required by WCAG:

    When text requires reading ability more advanced than [...],
    supplemental content, or a version that does not require
    reading ability more advanced than [...], is available.

    - http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/#meaning-supplements

This issue is that it is currently not clear how such a simpler version
would be referenced.

tobias

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