Re: FW: Issue Paper on multi-modal content delivery, v. 2

Nice paper John. I have a few comments and questions.

In the Text to Speech section, wondering if the CSS speech capabilities
could be used as one solution. If so, that should be added.

Question about Video - Would audio description also be helpful to people
with cognitive disabilities - not simply captioning?  If so, that should be
added to the Video section.

Text With Context-Relevant Images - I would imagine that sometimes diagrams
would be helpful, depending on the text content being shown in a visual
representation.  For example, if you're describing some sort of process or
flow, a diagram could help with comprehension.  When you use something like
HTML Canvas, the visual representation could even be made interactive and
have further description for the parts to aid in the comprehension.

What about content such as charts and diagrams?  How can those be made more
comprehensible to someone with a cognitive disability?  I would think that
someone with a cognitive disability might have trouble understanding or
drawing conclusions from graphical representations of data. Would think
that there should be some strategies for making them understandable.


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From: "Rochford, John" <john.rochford@umassmed.edu>
To: "public-cognitive-a11y-tf@w3.org"
            <public-cognitive-a11y-tf@w3.org>
Date: 07/06/2015 11:21 AM
Subject: FW: Issue Paper on multi-modal content delivery, v. 2



Hi All,

Lisa and I are interested in feedback on the multi-modal issue paper. (See
below.) Would you please take a little time to provide it?

Thank you.

John

John Rochford
UMass Medical School/E.K. Shriver Center
Director, INDEX Program
Instructor, Family Medicine & Community Health
www.DisabilityInfo.org
Twitter: @ClearHelper




From: Rochford, John
Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2015 10:47 AM
To: public-cognitive-a11y-tf@w3.org
Subject: Issue Paper on multi-modal content delivery, v. 2

Hi All,

Attached is my second version of the Issue Paper on multi-modal content
delivery. It has much more content.

It would be great if you would share additional:
      ·     examples of any of the challenges;
      ·     explanatory text about the proposed solutions; and/or
      ·     ease-of-use ideas.

I would also appreciate criticism or other feedback.

Note: The definitions of terms contained in the Issue Paper are
contextually relevant, not all inclusive.

John

John Rochford
UMass Medical School/E.K. Shriver Center
Director, INDEX Program
Instructor, Family Medicine & Community Health
www.DisabilityInfo.org
Twitter: @ClearHelper
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