Re: Comment on AT definition - Re: Revised Assistive Technology and Accessibility Supported

Thank you Justin.  I'll keep a log of 
suggested changes. That is an 
improvement.

Wayne



On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 11:04:12 -0400
  "Justin Thorp" <juth@loc.gov> wrote:
> 
> Wayne, I really like the definition 
>of Assistive Technology. 
> http://www.csulb.edu/~wed/eo/assistive.html
> 
> I have one suggestion.  In the first 
>sentence can we take away the word 
>"media" from "media format."
> 
> Go from - "a user agent that 
>translates web content into a media 
>format that is perceivable..."
> to - "a user agent that translates 
>web content into a format that is 
>perceivable..."
> 
> I think of media format like file 
>format. So it'd be like translating a 
>.mp3 file to a .aac file.   I doubt 
>this is what you intended.  Granted I 
>don't really know anything about how 
>assistive technologies work so please 
>correct me if i'm wrong.
> 
> - justin
> 
> 
> 
> ******************
> Justin Thorp
> US Library of Congress
> Web Services - Office of Strategic 
>Initiatives
> e - juth@loc.gov
> p - 202/707-9541
> 
>>>> "Wayne Dick" <wed@csulb.edu> 
>>>>6/23/2007 3:20:09 AM >>>
> 
> Hi Everyone,
> I have included links to two pages. 
> The first is my revised AT 
>Definition 
> based on the comments from today:
> http://www.csulb.edu/~wed/eo/assistive.html 
> 
> The second link
> 
> http://www.csulb.edu/~wed/eo/accsup.html 
> 
> points to my rewrite of the 
> Accessibility Support Section. It is 
> still not easy reading.  That is 
> impossible because the concept is 
>not 
> an easy.  I think I have improved 
>the 
> logic sequence and toned the 
>language 
> down to the lowest possible 
>technical 
> level.
> 
> The criteria for building your own 
> list of accessibility supported 
> technologies is just nasty any way 
>you 
> do it.  So I point out that if you 
> want to build your own list you'd 
> better be smart enough to read the 
> rules.  I also try to separate the 
> disjoint cases more identifiably.  I 
> think it is clearer, but not simple.
> 
> I really think if you can't read 
>this 
> presentation you probably shouldn't 
> try to build your own list.  Just 
>wait 
> on an expert who can.
> 
> Wayne
> 
> 
> 
> Wayne Dick PhD
> Chair Computer Engineering and 
> Computer Science, CSU, Long Beach
> Coordinator of Academic Technology 
> Accessibility, CSU System
> 
> 

Wayne Dick PhD
Chair Computer Engineering and 
Computer Science, CSU, Long Beach
Coordinator of Academic Technology 
Accessibility, CSU System

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