RE: Suggested edits to the mobile note

Hi Kathy,

re: 2.4: I agree that it's just a start. Now, I usually try to avoid flatly saying don't do something, because it makes accessibility seem reactionary. Instead, I prefer the Pottery Barn Rule[1] adapted to accessibility -- if you break the supports provided by built-in semantics and user expectations, then you've bought the responsibility of fully supporting users in effectively operating your content. :)

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pottery_Barn_rule

Cheers,
Jan


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From: Kathy Wahlbin [kathyw@ia11y.com]
Sent: March-11-15 5:21 PM
To: Richards, Jan; public-mobile-a11y-tf@w3.org
Subject: RE: Suggested edits to the mobile note

Hi Jan -

This looks excellent.  On the new section, 2.4 Non-Linear Screen Layouts I think we should be clear about our recommendations regarding these kinds of screen layouts.  The paragraph does mention that it would be disorienting but I think we need to provide some ideas of what should be done.  For example, this should be avoided or additional mechanisms available to help users learn the layout.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Richards, Jan [mailto:jrichards@ocadu.ca]
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 4:46 PM
To: public-mobile-a11y-tf@w3.org
Subject: Suggested edits to the mobile note

Hi all,

In response to some of the issues raised pre-CSUN and during the meeting at CSUN, I have some suggested edits. While I wouldn't say the changes are extensive, there are enough of them that marking them in the HTML seemed like it would be confusing, so I've added them to a Word DOC with change tracking. Please let me know if this is a problem and I'll try to think of another approach.

The main substantive addition is the start of a new section on:
2.4 Non-Linear Screen Layouts

Cheers,
Jan

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