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

Hi all,

 

I have to agree whole heartedly with the subject line. topic My preference would be something like Universal Design for all.

In addition,

Can I suggest this type of conversation (to include words like perception) is very ablest – labelling something an issue when it is the designer’s problem in not planning for the needs of people with low literacy (49% of people across all OECD countries – not just people with intellectual or other disabilities)  In the way a website is being designed makes it a barrier to people.

 

Rather than saying a person has a perception problem, lets demand that websites be designed to meet more people’s needs. Surely that is the purpose of these guidelines.

 

When a website is designed for users who have low literacy, many of the so-called ‘perception issues’ do not exist. Having created such a website, people with low literacy can navigate it, locate the content they want, and use it intentionally.

 

 

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From: Edward Chalk <edwardchalk@gmail.com> 
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2024 4:25 PM
To: Lisa Seeman <lisa1seeman@gmail.com>
Cc: public-coga-community@w3.org
Subject: 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 <mailto: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),  <https://www.w3.org/TR/coga-usable/#dfn-neurodiversity> 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?

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All the best

Lisa Seeman-Horwitz

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