RE: Installation Directions

John:

Which "requirement" are you referring to? Are you alluding to the Section
508 documentation requirements? If so, I believe you will find that the
requirements are general in the context of a Federal Agency having to supply
whatever documentation is required to support the user (I chaired the 508
doc committee).

If, however, you are attempting to achieve a best practice -- then you need
to focus on the deliverable and user engagement. For example, let's assume
installation includes set up and configuration of the hardware -- you would
be required to provide accessible installation instructions.

-Mike

>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: owner-aware-techniques(at)hwg.org
>  [mailto:owner-aware-techniqllues(at)hwg.org]On Behalf Of John Brandt
>  Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 10:53 AM
>  To: aware-techniques(at)hwg.org
>  Subject: Installation Directions
>
>
>  I have a somewhat philosophical question for the group...
>
>  Suppose one is writing a set of directions for some procedure, say
>  downloading and installing a piece of software.
>
>  To meet the accessibility standards, are they required to
>  provide a version
>  that would include several versions, that is installation using
>  a mouse and
>  installation using keystrokes???
>
>  All comments and thoughts welcome.
>
>  John E. Brandt
>  Augusta, ME 04330
>
>  jbrandt04330(at)earthlink.net
>  home.earthlink.net/~jbrandt04330
>
>
>
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