reminder: ut due this week - RE: testing IA & navigation early prototype

WSTF folks,

Here is a reminder that we will discuss IA and navigation usability
testing results at the WSTF teleconference on Monday 9 Nov.

We would like to have the informal usability testing results in before
the meeting, and be able to decide if revisions are needed, or we are
set with the IA and navigation design.

Please call me directly if you have any questions.

Best regards,

~ Shawn

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http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-wai-eo-site/2004Oct/0007.html
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http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-wai-eo-site/2004Oct/0009.html


> -----Original Message-----
> From: public-wai-eo-site-request@w3.org 
> [mailto:public-wai-eo-site-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Shawn 
> Lawton Henry
> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 4:28 PM
> To: public-wai-eo-site@w3.org
> Cc: 'Wayne Dick'; 'Pasquale Popolizio'; 'Judy Brewer'
> Subject: testing IA & navigation early prototype
> 
> 
> 
> WSTF folks,
> 
> I have completed most of the changes to the prototype that we 
> agreed on in yesterday's teleconference - at: 
> http://www.w3.org/2004/09/wai-nav/8-home
> 
> Please remember that this is a very rough partial prototype 
> of the navigation only, and as such:
> - many of the links do not work (including the skip to content) [1]
> - this is a design-less "wireframe" (without any visual design)
> - the markup and style sheet are not technically sound
> 
> Please send comments and initial findings to the WSTF list 
> for discussion online and at next week's teleconference.
> 
> Here are some points to focus on for this round of testing:
> 
> A. How does the general IA and navigation design work?
> B. Is the expanding, collapsing, end nodes, etc. intuitive?
> C. Are the "annotated navigation pages" understandable in 
> their relationship to the hierarchical navigation? D. How 
> comfortable or uncomfortable are users that when one node is 
> expanded the peer nodes are not (Carol's point sent in email)? 
> E. Is the presentation and interaction of the lower levels 
> under UAAG links understandable? [task: "Find the UAAG 1.0 
> FAQ." Then, from the UAAG 10 FAQ, "Find the UAAG 1.0 
> Testimonials"] F. How does the category label "WAI groups" 
> work? Does Guidelines & Resources > Guidelines & Techniques work? [3]
> 
> Here are some points to compare from the baseline test [2]:
> 
> Task 4: Your team at work is developing a Web site and you 
> have some concerns about how accessible the Web site might be 
> to people with disabilities. Using this Web site, determine 
> whether or not it contains information about the basic things 
> Web developers need to know about Web accessibility.
> 
> goal: Quick Tips
> * Note especially the path they take, as there are a few 
> different ones.
> 
> Task 5: A few of your colleagues are interested in finding 
> out how to be a part of WAI's effort to develop guidelines 
> for Web accessibility. Using this Web site, determine whether 
> or not opportunities exist for becoming involved in WAI Web 
> Content guideline development.
> 
> * The prototype doesn't have the "answers" to this yet. 
> However, it would be interesting to see where they look, 
> e.g., "WAI Groups"?
> 
> Task 6: You have just been handed a report, generated by a 
> Web accessibility evaluation tool, which informs you that 
> your company Web site contains complex information graphs 
> that do not meet "Checkpoint 1.1." Using this Web site 
> determine how you would meet Checkpoint 1.1 and make the 
> graphs accessible.
> 
> goal: Techniques for Checkpoint 1.1 
> http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10-TECHS/#tech-text-equivalent > 
> Long Description of Images 
> http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10-HTML-TECHS/#long-descriptions
> * This one might be too complex for now - and goes beyond WAI 
> site navigation to WCAG10 navigation. If you try it, note 
> particularly the path they take and how useful the intro 
> pages are at helping them understand the WCAG 1.0 documents.
> 
> Task 7: Your company is revising the online forms on its Web 
> site. Find specific information on how to make the online 
> forms accessible.
> 
> goal: forms section in HTML Techniques 
> http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10-HTML-TECHS/#forms
> * This one might be too complex for now - and goes beyond WAI 
> site navigation to WCAG10 navigation. If you try it, note 
> particularly the path they take and how useful the intro 
> pages are at helping them understand the WCAG 1.0 documents. 
> Specifically, I'd like to know if anyone sees and understands 
> "The techniques documents are organized by topic; for 
> example, HTML Techniques includes sections on forms, images, 
> lists, links, tables, etc." :)
> 
> Task 8: You have been invited to be a presenter at a local 
> conference on Web accessibility. Find information on this Web 
> site that you could use in your talk.
> 
> goal: http://www.w3.org/2004/09/wai-nav/nav-train.html
> * this is one I suspect will be much better than previous! :)
> 
> And a task that didn't make it into the study that would be good:
> 
> Task policies: A company with many global divisions and Web 
> sites in many languages has asked for your opinion on how Web 
> accessibility laws differ around the world. Using this Web 
> site, determine whether or not it contains relevant information.
> 
> goal: Home > Guidelines & Resources > General > Governmental 
> Policies Relating to Web Accessibility
> 
> Also, feel free to take any tasks from the Task Analysis list 
> at: http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/2003/tasks
> 
> Best,
> 
> ~ Shawn
> 
> 
> [1] active links from http://www.w3.org/2004/09/wai-nav/8-home:
> - Getting Started
> -- Introduction to Accessibility
> -- Components
> -- WAI Overview
> - About WAI
> - Guidelines & Resources
> -- Guidelines & Techniques
> --- Web Content WCAG
> --- Authoring Tool ATAG
> --- User Agent UAAG
> ---- UAAG Links http://www.w3.org/2004/09/wai-nav/uaag-links.html
> ----- http://www.w3.org/2004/09/wai-nav/uaag10-testimonials.html
> ----- http://www.w3.org/2004/09/wai-nav/uaag10-faq.html
> -- General
> -- Implementing
> --- Business Case 
> ---- Social Factors
> ---- Technical Factors
> ---- Financial Factors
> ---- Legal & Policy Factors
> -- Evaluating
> -- Developing Training
> - WAI Groups
> -- Education & Outreach EOWG
> 
> [2] results: http://www.air.org/concord/wai/findings.html#tasks
> 
> [3] from WAI Web Site MITs / "Parking Lot" 
> http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/Drafts/UCD/> mits
> 
>

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