Re: If you can...

Great.  I agree the medical info is superfluous once we solidify the
information.

Steve Lee
OpenDirective http://opendirective.com


On 21 July 2014 09:04, lisa.seeman <lisa.seeman@zoho.com> wrote:
> Hi Liddy
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> We have complete consensuses that we will not be basing any recommendations
> on medical diagnosis and labels. This is preliminary work that serves as an
> introduction to what we are doing - starting with familiar terms etc. .
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> All the best
>
> Lisa Seeman
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> ---- On Mon, 21 Jul 2014 10:58:23 +0300 Liddy
> Nevile<liddy@sunriseresearch.org> wrote ----
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> Lisa
>
> I read these carefully worked on wiki pages and keep wondering if we
> really need to go into medical details. I found no needs for people
> with Down Syndrome that were not likely to occur for other people. A
> number of the problems are physical and covered in the general run of
> things about accessibility, and I think the cognitive needs should be
> taken out and listed as potential needs of people - regardless of
> which medical condition has led to them.
>
> This is not to say it's not useful to work, as we are, from medical
> conditions to the list of needs because I think that is a good way to
> get them all. But I repeat, that once that has been done, I'd like to
> see all references to medical classifications removed - and I would
> like to see use cases that do not 'target' particular medical
> conditions.
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> I will not join the teleconf at 2.00 am tonight - it is about to be
> very cold and I am lazy :-(
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> I am aware that others have far more to contend with and my heart goes
> out to you and them.
>
> Liddy
>
> On 21/07/2014, at 2:48 AM, lisa.seeman wrote:
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>> Hi Folks
>> If you can take a look at the Down Syndrome section and see if you
>> have any comments.
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>> https://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/cognitive-a11y-tf/wiki/Gap_Analysis/ds
>> All the best
>> Lisa
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