Re: [wbs] response to 'Scripts for Evaluation Intro Videos'

Hi Eric,

Many thanks for your comments on the video scripts! I'm processing the 
comments and have a few questions for you:


On 27/08/2019 10:48, Eric Eggert via WBS Mailer wrote:
> I think this video is too long and introduces too many resources.

This was in relation to the first (overview) video. Which resources 
would you suggest excluding from this video?


>> Illustrations of "users"/"people" appear (do not need to be detailed or
> animated); *no* representations of "disability" or such - just of users
> (see sequence 21 of video 1)
> 
> STRONGLY OBJECT to not representing disabilities when talking about users.
> We need not to point out disabilities specifics here, but whenever we refer
> to users we must make sure to be representative.
> 
> When I think of “just users”, I cannot separate PwD from people without
> disabilities. They are all “just users”.

To clarify, I'm worried about how people with disabilities would be 
depicted -- wheelchair or cane? What about non-visible disabilities? 
Would such representation reinforce the thought that is work is for 
disabled people only? My suggestion is to try and not differentiate 
between disabled and non-disabled but just depict "end-users". These 
include people of different abilities, race, age, etc. Remember that 
these will all be illustrations anyway, rather than actual people.

Curious about your thoughts after this clarification.


> See video 1, also there seems to be a lot of repetition from video 1. I’d
> like to have this more stand alone.

This seems a little contradictory. To make each video stand-alone there 
needs to be some level of (slight) repetition. Unless we avoid an intro 
(overview) video altogether?


> Could we not throw shade like that? [...]
[...]
> This is throwing experts under the bus [...]

I do not mean to throw shade or throw anyone under anything. I'm very 
happy to consider your comments, also without such pointy statements.


Many thanks,
   Shadi

-- 
Shadi Abou-Zahra - http://www.w3.org/People/shadi/
Accessibility Strategy and Technology Specialist
Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

Received on Monday, 2 September 2019 15:04:16 UTC