Re: W3C Workshop: Transportation Data Models -- Due Monday

Janina, this is great. Just a few quick, additional thoughts.  I’ll ponder more during the day.

Should we mention accessibility of transport apps?  This is covered under WCAG but might be good to call out that any transport related apps should work with assistive technologies - screen reader, voice, magnification, enlarged fonts, etc. 
Autonomous vehicles must also support assistive technologies and alternative interfaces.

We should probably expand to include low vision in addition to blind customers as those folks may have some of the same difficulties identifying the driver, car, or package.

-becky

> On Jul 3, 2019, at 8:43 AM, Janina Sajka <janina@rednote.net> wrote:
> 
> Colleagues:
> 
> It's heartening to see accessibility requirements specifically called
> out in the Workshop announcement for this upcoming event in California
> this coming September. However, since the deadline for submissions is
> this coming Monday 8 July, I'd like to consider what our position
> submission might say on list. A draft follows. Please help improve this
> very quick and dirty start!
> 
> We will take up the issue of who might be able to attend and speak on
> behalf of accessibility in the days that follow.
> 
> Cut Here ...
> 
> One Size Can't Fit All
> 
> Supporting the accessibility needs of persons with disabilities in our
> emerging transportation industry will require personalized adaptation in
> service delivery. Because the user can't change, the industry must adapt
> its data modelsto accomodate.
> 
> Some examples illustrate this point:
> 
> * Some transport customers will require wheel chair accessible vehicles.
>  Others may only need to store their chairs securely before occupying a
> standard passenger seat.
> 
> * Blind customers aren't served by license plate numbers and transmitted
>  photos of their drivers. Rather, they need the driver (or vehicle) to
> identify themselves upon arrival. Perhaps, in this circumstance, it's the
> user's photo which should be transmitted? Similarly, robotically delivered
> parcels will need to guide blind customers to the retrieval of their goods,
> e.g. "beep beep, your pizza is here."
> 
> * App based transport services today provide a compelling payment
>  mechanism that avoids requiring the international traveler to possess
> and exchange foreign currencies. However, they also need to facilitate foreign
> language communication of key personal data, e.g. how do I tell my Uber
> driver: "I'm blind, so you need to see me and identify yourself to me as I
> won't be seeing you when you arrive?" What's the word for "blind" in Chinese?
> French? Etc? And, why should I have to learn it when the app can
> communicate my critical factors on my behalf?
> 
> 
> -- 
> 
> Janina Sajka
> 
> Linux Foundation Fellow
> Executive Chair, Accessibility Workgroup: http://a11y.org
> 
> The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
> Chair, Accessible Platform Architectures http://www.w3.org/wai/apa
> 
>

Received on Wednesday, 3 July 2019 13:21:51 UTC