Re: Replacing the phrase cognitive and learning disabilities and mental health impairments

Hi Lisa,

Maybe the word "perception" should come in somewhere. I.e. "cognition" is
"the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding
through thought, experience, and the senses," but in many usability issues,
the focus of the problem is not that the user is unable to acquire
knowledge and understanding, the problem is more that the user cannot
correctly perceive the UI layout pattern or text that is required to gain a
robust understanding of what they can do within the website.

So in a way these users have a perception disability, more than a cognitive
disability.

Thanks,

Edward


On Sun, 11 Aug 2024 at 16:32, Lisa Seeman <lisa1seeman@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Folks
>
> To kick off  tomorrow's discussion I thought I would throw out some ideas
> to replace the phrase  cognitive and  learning disabilities and mental
> health impairments.
>
>
>    1. Making content usable for cognitive accessibility
>    2. Making content  usable for people with cognitive and (specific)
>    learning challenges and disabilities
>
>
> I think this may include  mental health,  intellectual disabilities,
> specific learning disabilities, TMI etc.
>
> Quick reminder: The challenge is to:
>
>
>    1. Include all our groups of users including:  cognitive disabilities,
>    learning disabilities (LD), neurodiversity
>    <https://www.w3.org/TR/coga-usable/#dfn-neurodiversity>, intellectual
>    disabilities, mental health related disabilities, age related
>    cognitive disabilities. TMI  and specific learning disabilities (I am sure
>    there are more, but you get the idea...)
>    2. mean the same thing in different locations, including  the EU, UK,
>    and USA, and
>    3. use the terms needed to promote  due accommodation under the law.
>    So disability is a good word to include.
>
> Your thoughts?
> --
> All the best
>
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