- From: Wayne Dick <wed@csulb.edu>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 08:15:21 -0700
- To: "Justin Thorp" <juth@loc.gov>,"EOWG" <w3c-wai-eo@w3.org>
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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