- From: Phill Jenkins <pjenkins@us.ibm.com>
- Date: Tue, 2 May 2017 16:08:20 -0500
- To: WAI IG <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
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Jonathan makes a good point: "This is why the WAI has released a number of
documents as non-normative notes to assist the community."
and may I add, the Level AAA WCAG Success Criteria, which can be applied
some of the time to some of the content that will additionally benefit
users with Dyslexia.
and, a call for help,
I seem to have lost my cross-reference of WCAG Success Criteria by
Disability Type, Its a table that shows the disability that benefits from
conformance to that Success Criteria. There was a reference (table or
spreadsheet) that listed the disabilities by WCAG Success Criteria, and a
list of Disabilities and the WCAG Success Criteria that were benefitted. I
thought is was once in the TEITACC report [Note 1]. Any links anyone?
I think Dyslexia and/or Cognitive/language/learning was on the cross
reference table/spreadsheet.
The TEITACC does list Disabilities ? The disabilities for which this
recommendation is intended to remove barriers.
see
https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-ict-refresh/background/teitac-report/6-the-recommendations#add
Specifically listing the following in "Disabilities:
Cognitive/language/learning ", see example from provision 3-I Pausing
below
but its not is an easy to use a table or sortable spreadsheet for look-up
reference.
Example:
3-I: Pausing
A mechanism must be provided to pause moving . . .
Additional Information
Text from Web and Software
Source: {508}1194.21(h)
Impact:
Version 1: Significant: User agents provide support for this on some Web
technologies. But for other Web technologies and for software, the
application developer must provide this support.
Version 2: Not Significant once techniques are known (and by the time
this is in effect) it should not be hard to do this as a routine step and
will be appreciated by many mainstream as well.
External Reference: Harmonized with WCAG 2.0-2.2.2 Pausing (Level AA)
Testability: Inspection
Disabilities: Blindness, Low vision, Cognitive/language/learning
Note 1: 508 Advisory Committee Report
https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-ict-refresh/background/teitac-report
Does anyone have the table or spreadsheet version?
__________
Regards,
Phill Jenkins
Senior Engineer & Accessibility Executive
IBM Accessibility Research
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From: Jonathan Avila <jon.avila@ssbbartgroup.com>
To: WAI IG <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Date: 05/02/2017 02:19 PM
Subject: RE: Web accessibility for people with dyslexia
Ø Why and how would you want to do that rather than just subscribing to a
well-defined set of universal design criteria?
As good and relevant as the WCAG 2 guidelines are ? there is always room
to review and add to them. In 2008 technology was at a different state
and the guidelines were written to be technology agnostic to the web
technology at the time. Today new specifications such as ARIA are
available and different technologies and options are available for users.
Considering the broadest set of needs that may not have been possible in
2008 but that are possible to be put into future guidelines today should
and must be evaluated to make sure we increase accesss to more content for
more people. In addition, implementing best practices that cannot become
formal guidelines but that may increase access is an important step as
well. There will always be useful things that can be done but for
whatever reason can?t make it into the final guidelines but still provide
value to some users. This is why the WAI has released a number of
documents as non-normative notes to assist the community.
Jonathan
Jonathan Avila
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From: Lars Ballieu Christensen [mailto:lbc@sensus.dk]
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2017 2:35 PM
To: Juliette
Cc: WAI IG
Subject: Re: Web accessibility for people with dyslexia
Hi Juliette
I would still argue that the best approach would be to follow the general
accessibility guidelines (WCAG 2) ? that would address the needs most
users (not all, I know). In my opinion, the alternative is problematic ?
having to explicitly decide which users you would want to accommodate. The
visually impaired? The dyslexic? Those with motor deficiencies? ? the list
goes on. Why and how would you want to do that rather than just
subscribing to a well-defined set of universal design criteria?
Venligst/Kind regards
Lars
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Rådgiver/Adviser, Ph.D., M.Sc., Sensus ApS
Specialister i tilgængelighed/Accessibility Consultants
Tel: +45 48 22 10 03 ? Mobil: +45 40 32 68 23 - Skype: Ballieu
Mail: lbc@sensus.dk ? Web: www.sensus.dk <http://www.sensus.dk/> &
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Vi arbejder for et tilgængeligt og rummeligt informationssamfund
Working for an accessible and inclusive information society
Fra: Juliette <piazza.juliette@gmail.com>
Dato: tirsdag den 2. maj 2017 kl. 18.54
Til: Lars Ballieu Christensen <lbc@sensus.dk>
Cc: WAI IG <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Emne: Re: Web accessibility for people with dyslexia
Sendt igen fra: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Dato for sendt igen: Tue, 02 May 2017 16:56:05 +0000
Hi Lars,
I really agree with you. The thing is I know a few companies who either
want to show to the world that they are 'accessible for people with visual
impairment' or 'accessible for people with dyslexia' or whatever the
impairment. They think, providing a guidelines on how to make a website
accessible for people with dyslexia for example will give them good
publicity.. I tend to explain them that such people will all have their
own way to use websites so at the end, if they really want to be
'accessible for people with dyslexia', they simply need to be accessible
and following the W3C guidelines is probably the best way to do that.
Thanks for you feedback!
Best,
Juliette
On 2 May 2017 at 17:47, Lars Ballieu Christensen <lbc@sensus.dk> wrote:
Hi Juliette,
Accessibility as a term is usually not used to describe accommodations for
particular user groups, e.g., people with dyslexia. Rather, accessibility
refers to a set of universal design principles that aim to ensure that
digital solutions can be used as widely as possible, irrespective of
disabilities, situations and technologies.
I?m sure you can find design recommendations for people with dyslexia, but
in my opinion that has nothing to do with accessibility. It?s actually
quite the opposite.
Venligst/Kind regards
Lars
----
Lars Ballieu Christensen
Rådgiver/Adviser, Ph.D., M.Sc., Sensus ApS
Specialister i tilgængelighed/Accessibility Consultants
Tel: +45 48 22 10 03 ? Mobil: +45 40 32 68 23 - Skype: Ballieu
Mail: lbc@sensus.dk ? Web: www.sensus.dk <http://www.sensus.dk/> &
www.robobraille.org <http://www.robobraille.org/>
Vi arbejder for et tilgængeligt og rummeligt informationssamfund
Working for an accessible and inclusive information society
Fra: Juliette <piazza.juliette@gmail.com>
Dato: tirsdag den 2. maj 2017 kl. 18.13
Til: <undisclosed-recipients:;>
Emne: Web accessibility for people with dyslexia
Sendt igen fra: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Dato for sendt igen: Tue, 02 May 2017 16:14:46 +0000
Hello,
Is there any guidelines to make a website accessible for people with
dyslexia?
My thoughts are that people with dyslexia can use a wide range of
assistive technologies or no assistive technology at all. For this reason,
making a website accessible for people with dyslexia leads to entirely
follow the W3C guidelines. But, is there any specific standards or
criteria for people with dyslexia?
Thanks a lot.
--
Juliette
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Juliette
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