- From: suzette keith <suzette.skeith@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 17:23:48 +0100
- To: Shawn Henry <shawn@w3.org>, "EOWG (E-mail)" <w3c-wai-eo@w3.org>
- Message-ID: <CAH7X45N3KTZa_Kj1OeSh7_ZGmkEJSVD2NF=Q5q+SKucxJUAuyQ@mail.gmail.com>
Hi all I have updated section 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 of the webed wiki > * http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/wiki/Web_Accessibility_Basics > This wiki material makes use of information from the 'how people with disabilities use the web suite' to develop an easy introduction for developers to this material. There was some confusion as to the intuitive meanings of diversity OF web users and diversity IN web use so I have created two distinct subsections to clarify that one is about disabilities and the other is about tools and strategies. I may not be available on Fridays telcon, so I would like you to consider two issues: I would like the disabilities section (2.1) to address the common misconception that being blind is the only disability affecting web use. Should this be made more explicit? Another common misconception (I think) is to become locked into a medical model of causes and symptoms. I would suggest that the web developer just needs to know about the consequences that affect web accessibility. Should there be an explicit reference to the social model - or just the functional effects in what I would like to call the 'engineering model'. I will also contact the EO editors to see if there is time to change the heading titles of 'diversity in web use' into something more intuitively leads to tools and techniques. Regards Suzette Best wishes Suzette
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