proposal for metrics for the gap analysis

Hi Folks
I was thinking about how to do metrics for the gap analysis
Please read the bellow proposal and comment:

The first step I thought was to identify what we are trying to achieve and what we mean by "accessible" for cogitative. I came out with the following:

Inaccessible: If a user who could understand and use some web content is unable to, because of the design choices of the web author, then that web content is inaccessible.

Accessible: If a user who is capable of understanding the main functions in the content, can in fact understand and use the content, then the content is accessible.


metrics
For limitations in  each cognitive function category we should consider:

Are there developer strategies
Are they effective- The extent that they make the content accessible (by definition above) IE: fully, significant, slight
Reliable - Are they: tested or proposed (proposed statgies are only interesting if we consider that they are likely to be very useful) 
Documented - Are their clear guidelines and techniques inside WAI
Suported in standards - Can this stratgy be via HTML 5 and other open W3C standards in: a single page, adaptable page, WCAG complient, Can the user find  alternitve content page that issues there strategies

Also we should identify:  
    Are there safety concerns
    Frustration level: Are they useable but frustrating 

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Elements to consider (based on our user scenarios)

Primary Elements
Menus and navigation 
Site navigation
Use voice ML menus
Use web of things menu
Page and content layout
Presentation
Language use
Symbol use
Capture and cookies
Forms with multi stages, such as enrolling in healthcare,   make an appointment, enroll in online education
Web Payments 
Date UI Widgets
DHTML Apps (participate in online education)
Document authoring - saving finding 
Use email 
Being aware of a change, identify important content
Search, research, and find information 
          Read and share news 
    Find and read emergency information
    Find out rites and social service information 
Directions / locations 
Request information 
  
Secondary Elements

Use Media
Use Real Time Chat
Use Social media, Share
Play

All the best

Lisa Seeman

Athena ICT Accessibility Projects 
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