- From: Jim Ley <jim@jibbering.com>
- Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2001 15:27:43 -0000
- To: "WAI GL" <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
"Lisa Seeman" <seeman@netvision.net.il>: > We are trying to gather as much information on cognitive disabilities as > possible. > Although I was aware of Hyperlexia, were text is often more useful then > illustrations, I was not aware of a disability group whose perception was > impaired by illustrative non animated illustrations. > > Could you provide more information about this Jim. I only know of my own experiences, it's not a disability - in that it has no effect on my life, we live in a text (and speech) world. All I know is that illustrations which try to give understanding generally cause me confusion, because I begin to doubt what I've read. There's a game I've played where you have illustrations which are very similar to those suggested for illustrating ideas. I don't understand them, even after I know what they're trying to portray, yet I'm quite good at the game, because it's done with lots of people guessing at once, and I get it from their words, rather than the illustration itself - in fact I found it easier to not look at the illustration at all. It doesn't disable me - I can do everything I need, the current suggestions are that these alternate illustrations help "everyone" and not just some, so it's okay if they are shown to everyone (only needing to be hidden if _all_ images are hidden.) Jim.
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