Re: ACTION-1497 - Proposal for accessible description glossary definition

I think we should specify who it is for. if sometimes it will have content similar to table summary then it will confuse and detract from the user experience if it also has people with cognitive disabilities using it. It can not be for both. they are different needs.

All the best

Lisa Seeman

Athena ICT Accessibility Projects 
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---- On Sun, 21 Sep 2014 23:37:24 +0300 James Craig<jcraig@apple.com> wrote ---- 


I don't think there is anything specific about the definition that limits it to non-visual uses. 



On Sep 21, 2014, at 4:49 AM, lisa.seeman <lisa.seeman@zoho.com> wrote:

IS the intended main audience non visual users?

(As appose to coga users, for example?) Extra, and consistent  help text is a main concern for other groups as well, but the test would typically be completely different. 


If  the intended main audience IS non visual users I suggest the name be more  specific, so that people do not confuse helping non visual users, crucial though it is,  with helping everyone who needs accessibility accommodation.


All the best

Lisa Seeman

Athena ICT Accessibility Projects
LinkedIn, Twitter






---- On Sat, 20 Sep 2014 05:33:37 +0300 James Craig<jcraig@apple.com> wrote ---- 



On Sep 19, 2014, at 3:41 PM, Richard Schwerdtfeger <schwer@us.ibm.com> wrote:

Accessible Description
 
     The accessible description provides help information about an interface element or how it is used in the form of a string.


Probably no need for "in the form of a string." 
Each platform accessibility API provides an accessible description property. 


This is incorrect. I'd just remove the sentence.
The value of the accessible description may be derived from a reference to content within a web page (visible or invisible) that is converted to a string. In some host languages the reference to the accessible description may be implied such as through the use of the <desc> element in SVG. 



Here's my draft two based on Rich's original:
The accessible description provides help information about an interface element or about how it is used. The value of the accessible description may be derived from a reference to visible or invisible content within a web page, or the accessible description may be defined by host language features, such as the <desc> element in SVG.