Revised Wording for COGA Issue #32: Help

Hi Everyone,


Please see the revised wording for COGA Issue #32, Help:


*Comprehension support is available via one or more of the following:*

   - *For numerical content:* Charts, tables, graphics or non-numerical
   text content are available that summarize numerical information;
   - *For forms:*  non-standard controls have instructions, and multi-step
   forms provide information about a user's position in the form.
   - *Long  blocks of text:*
      - are divided with headings or keywords are visually emphasized
      - a summary is provided
   - *For directions:* Alternative terms are available for relative and
   cardinal directions.

*There are exceptions where: *

   - the content will be penalized for not conforming to a given style
   (such as a dissertation or a Ph.D. proposal);
   - a different structure is an essential part of the main function of the
   site (for example, a game or a reading test);
   - if the style is an essential part of the main function of the site,
   such as a literary work;
   - for numerical information where the target audience is in a profession
   that requires a knowledge of math;
   - real numbers are present and do not require math operations or
   calculations to understand the meaning of the numbers

*Definitions:*

   - *Keywords*: Author-defined terms that identify the purpose of the
   passage. (Note the understanding section will describe the process of
   identifying keywords)
   - *Non-Standard Controls*: Scripted, interactive elements which do not
   behave like a named control in the host language
   - *Long Blocks of Content*: are sections of text that are not divided by
   a header, list, or named region and are 300 words or more (or xx characters
   in Chinese and Japanese)


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