- From: Yeliz Yesilada <yesilady@cs.man.ac.uk>
- Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:10:04 +0000
- To: achuter.technosite@yahoo.com
- Cc: EOWG <w3c-wai-eo@w3.org>
Hi Alan, Yes, that's the main suggestion. Regards, Yeliz. On 29 Feb 2008, at 07:36, Alan Chuter wrote: > > Thanks for this Yeliz. I have incorporated these suggestions into the > upcoming draft. To clarify, the main addition you propose for URIS is > "Long URIs can also confuse screen reader users as the page URI is > often the first thing they hear." > > best regards, > > Alan > > > On 28/02/2008, Yeliz Yesilada <yesilady@cs.man.ac.uk> wrote: >> >> >> Some suggestions for extending the discussion for the following >> two BPs: >> >> ====== >> >> [URIS] Keep the URIs of site entry points short >> >> How does it help especially users with disabilities?: Users with >> motor disabilities who type URIs using the keyboard or use voice >> input, or who have dyslexia, may experience difficulty when entering >> long strings of text. Long URIs can also confuse screen reader users >> as the page URI is often the first thing they hear. Keeping the URIs >> short can help these groups of users. This BP deals with an aspect >> not considered in WCAG 2.0. >> >> >> [VALID_MARKUP] Create documents that validate to published formal >> grammars >> >> How does it especially help users with disabilities?: Assistive >> technologies used by disabled users can provide more accurate >> presentation of pages that validate to published grammars. >> >> ====== >> >> Regards, >> >> Yeliz. >> >> >> > > > -- > Alan Chuter, > Senior Web Accessibility Consultant, Technosite (www.technosite.es) > Researcher, Inredis Project (www.inredis.es/) > Email: achuter@technosite.es > Alternative email: achuter.technosite@yahoo.com > Blogs: www.blogger.com/profile/09119760634682340619 >
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