- From: Gregory J. Rosmaita <unagi69@concentric.net>
- Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2000 13:04:49 -0400
- To: "Jonathan Chetwynd" <jay@peepo.com>
- Cc: Web Content Accessiblity Guidelines Mailing List <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
aloha, jonathan! i apologize for the length of the post, but i wanted to collate as many resources in one place as possible, so as to jump start the process... jonathan asked quote Did Gregory visit the sites? unquote i at least verified that the resources to which i pointed the WG still exist, and spent a bit of time dipping into each site, save for most of the individual schools' sites... jonathan also asked, quote Did they use graphics, sound or text? unquote most of the sites do incorporate graphics, but i was actually hoping that you might visit them, and give us an analysis as to whether or not any of the sites i referenced would actually be of use to the CD community (however nebulously defined that term remains within the WG) -- particularly those sites listed as "Resources" jonathan asked, quote Were they designed for use by clients or carers? unquote most -- if not all of the sites -- were designed and implemented by either care-givers, teachers, academics, or parents, but some of them have sections designed for use by children with quote learning disabilities unquote the main point, however, in posting such an extensive list of resources, was not only to improve our understanding of the term cognitive disabilities, but to point us towards resources through whom, and with whom, we can work directly with individuals with cognitive disabilities, so as to solicit their individualized feedback as to what they need in order to access content on the web... many of the resources listed -- including all of the schools -- i envision not as an end in themselves, but the means to an end -- basically a bridge between the GL WG and persons with cognitive disabilities -- especially those for whom access to the web is currently either unavailable or extremely difficult... it is my earnest hope and desire that this WG ensure that any checkpoints and techniques relating to cognitive disabilities first be tested by persons with a wide range of what are generally classified as cognitive disabilities, in order to ensure that any checkpoints we require web content designers to implement are based firmly in reality, and do not rely upon the theories of a particular faction of care-givers or academics... gregory. ------------------------------------------------ The optimist thinks that this is the best of all possible worlds; the pessimist knows it is. ------------------------------------------------ Gregory J. Rosmaita <unagi69@concentric.net> Camera Obscura: http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/ VICUG NYC: http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/vicug/ ------------------------------------------------
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