Design Principle 9 - The Sequel ...

Hi Everyone,


Today's meeting went a bit over time and some additional concerns were
raised about the wording of design principle #9.  Here's my attempt to
capture all of the concerns, so let's spend a bit of time reviewing this by
email to see if we can come to agreement early in our Friday meeting.
Here's the current wording from today's meeting with a few tweaks ... hack
away:


Be data-informed and evidence-based where possible.  We recognize that
> research and evidence are influenced by the number of people with a
> particular disability, by the size of the body of research, and by the
> difficulty in capturing data regarding some disabilities or combination of
> disabilities.  The intent is to make informed decisions wherever possible
> to ensure that the needs of all people with disabilities are prioritized
> equally, including individualized needs that differ from the majority. In
> situations where there is no evidence or research, valid data-gathering
> methods should be used to obtain information from advocacy groups, people
> with lived experience and other subject matter experts.


Jan McSorley
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