- From: Anne Pemberton <apembert@crosslink.net>
- Date: Thu, 05 Aug 1999 10:47:32 -0400
- To: "Chuck Hitchcock" <chitchcock@cast.org>, "Web Content Accessibility Guidelines" <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
At 08:31 AM 8/5/1999 -0400, Chuck Hitchcock wrote: >Some of your recommendations are subjective opinions on how to present images >or graphics that may require some discussion. In this area, I am learning, not learned. I'm open to discussion. We have been experimenting with >the use of full images, iconic representations of images that may be clicked >to provide the full image in a second window, single column text with images >along side but not intruding into the text area, etc. I'm curious about your clicking to provide the full image in a second window. Why do you choose to put it in another window? Is there an advantage to the visual user? The software I use for web authoring does not provide the option to open another window, but I can link an image to a full-sized version and the user hits the back key to return to the original page. We are discovering, as >you might expect, that the best choice depends on purpose and individual >preferences. We'll keep at it. Both purpose and individual preferences will always be factors. If the audience is known, individual preferences may be known. With the wide audience of the web it may be only possible to guess at individual preferences, and the result of missing some will cost audience. Purpose should be an important, if not the most important, consideration. If the purpose of a site is to teach or inform, and individual preferences aren't met satisfactorily, the audience will decline, and so will the "effectiveness" of the site. My efforts at finding suitable sites and e-text for a third grader were more fruitful yesterday than in the past. I have enough e-text or online reading selections to "last the year", but not enough to be able to sift through for quality without running out of "stuff". Sites with activities are available suitably labeled for approximate grade/age use. A big hurdle is that a lot of sites list "classics", "award winners" and other lists of books that contain only book title and author, no guess at an age or grade level preference, or even the subject. It'll be pretty dreary if I have to go to a library and examine every one of those books (couple hundred) to find the ones that are useful, then have Taylor look at each of the useful ones and find the ones with interesting subject matter. Many sites boast lists of books, but the "classics" are always the same, title and author only. Does CAST have, or have access to a narrative to the classic and award winning children's books that would include reading/interest levels and a hint at the subject? If so, you may want to include it in your teacher resources (and send me a copy or give me the URL please!). Anne Anne L. Pemberton http://www.pen.k12.va.us/Pav/Academy1 http://www.erols.com/stevepem/apembert apembert@crosslink.net Enabling Support Foundation http://www.enabling.org
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