Re: consideration for wcag.next and cognitive

Hi Lisa,

I think it may be useful to give a brief idea of why people with Cognitive
disabilities may have increased discrimination. This may gain a better
sense of understanding and empathy. Something such as:

People with disabilities often face discrimination. Because cognitive
disabilities are often not immediately apparent and may have an affect on a
person's behavior this group of people may face additional challenges that
can lead to increased discrimination and misunderstanding.

Best,
Thaddeus

On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 6:24 AM, lisa.seeman <lisa.seeman@zoho.com> wrote:

> Hi Jason
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> Personalization is being addressed in coga and the draft extension. We
> agree that it is a very good way to address this.
> I was just trying to address an advatage  of having an extension rather
> than incorporating all the content into a next version of WCAG
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> All the best
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> Lisa Seeman
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> *From:* lisa.seeman [mailto:lisa.seeman@zoho.com]
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> When our work is published some peoples first reaction might be that it is
> ridicules or even unfair that they should be expected to accommodate our
> user groups.
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> If it is an extension we can argue that this extension is for people and
> groups who have decided to accommodate as many people as they can.  And
> then people and policy makers will need to go away and think where do they
> stand. They will have to have a conversation. There might be a law case or
> two (once there is clear guidance on what you could have done and did not
> do, then there is a legal case to be made for inclusion) . The business
> case will be considered, and the real numbers and loss of business and
> distributed cost to the economy will come to light and that the only way
> forward,  from a moral or from an economic point of view, will be to
> include coga. I believe policy makers will get there. But I do not think it
> will be on day one.
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> I would like to see well justified and effective strategies for improve
> Web accessibility to people with cognitive disabilities included in the
> next revision of WCAG, beyond the requirements that we now have.
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> I also think the role of personalization needs to be carefully considered.
> In cases where benefiting one group of users occurs at the expense of
> another, the traditional approach of WCAG would recommend placing all of
> the relevant success criteria at Level AAA. Personalization based on
> declared individual needs and preferences has attracted considerable
> interest over the last decade, and for good reasons, as it allows
> customized user interfaces to be delivered to different users who have
> distinct, even incompatible, needs.
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> Suppose that WCAG 2.x-conformant content is what you receive if no
> individual preferences are declared, but that if you decide to disclose
> your individual needs and preferences, a more customized and therefore
> accessible version suited to your requirements is available. Decisions need
> to be made about the circumstances in which it is fair and appropriate to
> ask for disclosure of individual requirements (potentially revealing that a
> person has a disability) in exchange for more accessible content. In
> connection with people who have learning and cognitive disabilities, this
> presents the further challenge that some of them may not be in a good
> position to understand the implications of disclosure and to decide whether
> it is appropriate.
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> WCAG is currently silent about personalization. We need a rigorous and
> thoughtful conversation about whether this should remain the case, and if
> not, how the emergence of personalization techniques should influence the
> future of WCAG and related work.
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