- From: Judith L. Mounty <Judy.Mounty@gallaudet.edu>
- Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 08:23:32 -0500
- To: ehansen@ets.org
- CC: w3c-wai-gl@w3.org, carol.traxler@gallaudet.edu, christac@bc.edu, robert.weinstock@gallaudet.edu, ruthloew@aol.com, douglas forer <dforer@ets.org>, ruth loew <rloew@ets.org>
I heartily concur with Dr. Hansen's suggestion! Judith L. Mounty Ed.D. Director Center for American Sign Language Literacy School of Communication Gallaudet University eric hansen wrote: > Because the GL group appears to be nearing closure on the guidelines > document, I wish to make another appeal that language be added that will > clarify the scope of the document. > > If you do not intend to deal at length with readability of language, > privacy issues, etc., then I suggest a statement such as follows: > > "This document does not address a variety of special issues which may > significantly influence the accessibility and usability of Web pages. > Examples of such issues include: readability of language (e.g., language > complexity, difficulty of vocabulary, etc), privacy (e.g., concerns about > how personal information will be used), sensitivity (e.g., reactions to how > the document refers to individuals with disabilities), legal and moral > issues (e.g., reactions to material that is legally prohibited or contrary > to community or personal standards). These unaddressed issues tend to > concern how individuals process or think about Web content in contrast to > whether that content is available to their senses, the latter being a major > focus of the WAI page authoring guidelines." > ============================= > Eric G. Hansen > Development Scientist > Educational Testing Service > ETS 12-R > Rosedale Road > Princeton, NJ 08541 > (W) 609-734-5615 > (Fax) 609-734-1090 > Internet: ehansen@ets.org
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