- From: Jon Gunderson <jongund@staff.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Mon, 08 Jun 1998 10:05:15 -0500
- To: "David Clark" <dmclark@cast.org>, <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
I don't think we need to use the term, but just expand the list of people who benefit from using the guidelines. I don't think jaron like TABs is useful when being read by people unfamilar with the discipline. Jon At 05:25 PM 6/5/1998 -0400, David Clark wrote: >I am not sure we want to use the exact term "tab" in the doc. Although the >concept is correct, I see it as a pejoritive term used by us when talking >among ourselves. > >David Clark >CAST, Inc. > > >-----Original Message----- >From: w3c-wai-gl-request@w3.org [mailto:w3c-wai-gl-request@w3.org] On Behalf >Of Wendy A Chisholm >Sent: Friday, June 05, 1998 4:33 PM >To: Jon Gunderson >Cc: w3c-wai-gl@w3.org >Subject: Re: Add TABs to Central Document > >something like this? > >Temporarily Able-Bodied (TAB) >The term Temporarily Able-Bodied (TAB) indicates that many people will >become disabled, either temporarily or permanently, at some point in their >lives. A disability can be the result of injury, illness, age, or >circumstance. Instances of temporary disabilities (not caused by injury or >illness) include: working in a noisy environment, working in environments >where noise is not tolerated (e.g., libraries, work cubicles, and at home >when children are sleeping), and instances when hands and eyes are busy >(e.g., driving a car). > >--w > >At 10:47 AM 6/4/98 , Jon Gunderson wrote: >>Could we add a section in the central document on Temporarily able bodied. >>Marja-Riitta Koivunen wrote to the UA list and I agree we need a section >on: >> >>The link (in UA guidelines) behind "one or more users" is good. However >>shouldn't we include also TABs (temporary di-sappled) to this list and >>explain how these features benefit also people in noisy environments, >>environ-ments were noise is not tolerated (library, cubicles area, when >>children are asleep etc.), people with wi-reless devices, people whose >>hands are tied or concentration is low (e.g. driving a car) etc. etc. This >>would emphasize the benefits to almost everyone in some environment. >> >> >>Jon Gunderson, Ph.D., ATP >>Coordinator of Assistive Communication and Information Technology >>Division of Rehabilitation - Education Services >>University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign >>1207 S. Oak Street >>Champaign, IL 61820 >> >>Voice: 217-244-5870 >>Fax: 217-333-0248 >>E-mail: jongund@uiuc.edu >>WWW: http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~jongund >> http://www.als.uiuc.edu/InfoTechAccess >> > > Jon Gunderson, Ph.D., ATP Coordinator of Assistive Communication and Information Technology Division of Rehabilitation - Education Services University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign 1207 S. Oak Street Champaign, IL 61820 Voice: 217-244-5870 Fax: 217-333-0248 E-mail: jongund@uiuc.edu WWW: http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~jongund http://www.als.uiuc.edu/InfoTechAccess
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