Re: Low Vision Needs

great response Jonathan... I was hoping for your comments on this...

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On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 9:48 PM, Jonathan Avila <jon.avila@ssbbartgroup.com>
wrote:

>  Wayne,
>
> Ø  I hope the larger than normal font does not disrupt your reading.
>
>
>
> It’s actually ironic that you mention this.  Larger text like that found
> in your document actually is much slower for me to read – at least with my
> low resolution display.  I would prefer to view the text closer but have
> the text at a smaller font for optimal reading efficiency.  You also
> discuss spacing between letters – for me – I tend to use whole word
> recognition and thus spacing between words – and even worse uneven spacing
> causes a decrease in reading speed.  Larger line spacing is also
> problematic for me – I don’t have an issue with line tracking and so extra
> white can also cause a decrease in efficiency.  I use a low resolution
> display mode and thus sites that are designed for high resolution display
> tent to have a lot of extra white space that I would prefer to have
> condensed.
>
>
>
> What this says to me is that we really need flexibility as you indicate
> for the user’s preferences to be honored.  At the same time I don’t want to
> have to apply a custom style sheet nor do I expect that most users will
> know how to apply one – so in addition we need some practical guidelines
> that will assist users with some sufficient level of support without
> requiring customization – but still allow for complete customization.  The
> link to the WebAIM survey is a good resource.  I think it’s also important
> for us to put together some commonalities that many but not all people with
> low vision might have, for example:
>
>
>
> ·        Decreased contrast sensitivity
>
> ·        Increased glare sensitivity
>
> ·        Reduced field --- either by looking closely or by visual
> impairment field of vision
>
> ·        Need for magnification
>
> ·        Trouble locating or tracking mouse cursor
>
> ·        Etc.
>
>
>
> Because low vision is such a wide group of individuals we are likely to
> have needs to conflict.  Creating personas and perhaps sending out a survey
> might also assist.
>
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
>
>
> Jonathan
>
>
>
> --
> Jonathan Avila
> Chief Accessibility Officer
> SSB BART Group
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> *From:* Wayne Dick [mailto:wayneedick@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 14, 2015 5:00 PM
> *To:* GLWAI Guidelines WG org; Jeanne Spellman; Shawn Henry; Sharron
> Rush; Jim Allan; jbrewer@w3.org; tom
> *Subject:* Low Vision Needs
>
>
>
> Hi All,
>
> I have been working on a Low Vision needs document.
>
> http://nosetothepage.org/LVOverview/LV_Needs.html. I hope the larger than
> normal font does not disrupt your reading.
>
> Wayne.
>