Re: proposed new text for Ways People Browse in How People with Disabilities Use the Web

An even more minor suggestion:

This page introduces the various techniques that people with disabilities use to access and interact with the Web, such as browser settings, text-to-speech, voice recognition tools, and many more.

Cliff Tyllick
Web development coordinator
Agency Communications Division
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
512/239-4516
ctyllick@tceq.state.tx.us
>>> Shawn Henry <shawn@w3.org> 03/24/11 7:32 AM >>>
  A minor edit suggestion: This page introduces some of the different access techniques that people with disabilities use to interact with the Web, such as browser settings, text-to-speech, voice recognition tools, and many more.

On 3/24/2011 4:10 AM, Shadi Abou-Zahra wrote:
> Hi Jennifer, All,
>
> Thank you for addressing your action item!
>
> One of the comments that was made is that while "voice recognition and "eye-gaze systems" sound so cool and exciting for some, they may also sound complicated (or even scary) for others. I wonder if we can tone this down a little?
>
> Here is a suggestion based on some of your wording:
>
> [[
> This page introduces some of the different access techniques, such as browser settings, text-to-speech and voice recognition tools, and many more that people with disabilities commonly use to interact with the Web.
> ]]
>
> Best,
>   Shadi
>
>
> On 11.3.2011 17:40, Jennifer Sutton wrote:
>> EOWG:
>>
>> Via my action item from today's call . . .
>>
>> From:
>>
>> http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/Drafts/PWD-Use-Web/2009/
>>
>>
>> Current link:
>> [link] Variety of Web Browsers
>>
>> This will change, at least temporarily to:
>> [link] Ways People Browse
>>
>> Current intro text:
>> - introduces some of the hardware and software innovations, such as
>> voice recognition,
>> eye-tracking, and other systems that people with disabilities commonly use.
>>
>> Proposed change:
>>
>> - introduces some of the different tools, such as voice recognition,
>> eye-tracking, and other access techniques that people with disabilities
>> commonly use.
>>
>> Jennifer
>>
>>
>>
>

Received on Thursday, 24 March 2011 14:00:39 UTC