Re: Comments on "Use Cases & Exploratory Approaches for Ruby Markup"

2020年1月21日(火) 14:34 Martin J. Dürst <duerst@it.aoyama.ac.jp>:

> Hello Makoto,
>
> On 21/01/2020 14:13, MURATA Makoto wrote:
> > I am puzzled by 2.1 Accessibility use case in
> > "Use Cases & Exploratory Approaches for Ruby Markup".
> >
> > https://www.w3.org/TR/ruby-use-cases/#accessibility
> >
> > First, please provide a link to the research by the
> > Japanese government.
> >
> > Second, as far as I know, some dyslexic people have
> > problems with hiragana and ruby.  They can read
> > kanji.  I thus just cannot believe the content of this
> > subsection.
>
> I'm sure that there are dyslexic people who have problems with hiragana,
> but can read kanji. But I'm also sure that there are dyslexic people who
> have problems reading kanji but have no (or less) problems reading
> hiragana.
>
> It would be good to have references for both cases. Can you provide a
> reference for your case?
>

I have heard of anecdotes, but I cannot think of any
references.   I will try, but I cannot promise anything.

I have spoken with two dyslexic guys, who have problems
with hiragana.  I have also heard that some dyslexic guys
have problems with kanji.


> Third, low-vision is completely ignored.
>
> Yes, low vision (an optical problem) is not the same as difficulty with
> visual recognition. I guess low vision would in general support
> hiragana, although there may be exceptions for simple kanji or kanji
> with otherwise easily recognizable features.
>

I am going to speak with an expert in this area.soon.

>
> Anyway, I think the conclusion of section 2.1 (direct access to ruby
> base is needed) is not wrong, it may just be incomplete. If you can
> provide an additional conclusion, that would be great.
>

I think that 2.1 is biased and the lack of a reference to the
JP government research is problematic.

Regards,
Makoto


>
> Regards,    Martin.
>


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Regards,
Makoto