Re: Proposed SC on notification of dynamic changes to apage

Thanks, David and Gregg!

On 6/27/16, David MacDonald <david100@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> Hi Laura
>
> The current proposal is about programmatic notification to AT for dynamic
> content not covered in WCAG 2.
>
> I am holding back on proposing Low Vision SCs until the LVTF has a list of
> SC proposals at which point I'm always happy to try to propose language
> tweaks.
>
> My sense is that the Point of Regard SC proposal should be separate, to
> keep this programmatic notification SC from getting a little too winding.
> It's really a different type of notification.
>
> The Point of regard is to ensure notifications are visually close by, and
> the "programmatic" notification is purely in the code, and available to AT.
>
> It might make sense to manage them with the short handles being
>
> Programmatic Notification: As proposed
> https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/mobile-a11y-tf/wiki/Proposed_SC_on_information_added_or_removed_from_a_page
>
> Visual Notification: A proposal that meets the Low vision requirements.
> Something like "Visual notifications are in the viewport of the user
> regardless of the magnification level."
>
> The wording you provide will be a tough one because proximity and being
> "near" something is hard to measure. How near is near enough? We ran into
> this in WCAG2 and didn't solve it ... but if we can present sufficient
> techniques, that are implementable, to put visual notification x distance
> from the focus or mouse position, perhaps we can do it.
>
>
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>
> Cheers,
> David MacDonald
>
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> On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 12:00 PM, Laura Carlson
> <laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com
>> wrote:
>
>> Hi Jim, David, and all,
>>
>> On 6/22/16, Jim Allan <jimallan@tsbvi.edu> wrote:
>> > Though this might have implications for low vision folks. Thoughts?
>> >
>> > Jim
>>
>> One thing that would have implications to people with low vision is if
>> a change occurs outside of a person's "point of regard" [1]. The
>> change needs to be in close proximity.  Maybe something such as the
>> following would help.
>>
>> "Change of content: Programmatic notification is provided within the
>> point of regard for each change in content that indicates an action
>> was taken or that conveys information, unless one or more of the
>> following is true: (Level AA)"
>>
>> Or maybe a separate SC language would be in order:
>>
>> "Change of content: Visual notification is provided near each change
>> in content that indicates an action was taken or that conveys
>> information, unless one or more of the following is true: (Level AA)"
>>
>> In addition, I wonder if the second escape clause should be an
>> exemption. What about a person with low vision who does not use AT?
>>
>> Kindest Regards,
>> Laura
>>
>> [1] "3.6 Point of Regard and Proximity
>> The point of regard is the area that the user is viewing...Proximity
>> is the space between items. In user interface generally, proximity is
>> about using space to group related content and separate unrelated
>> content."
>>
>> http://w3c.github.io/low-vision-a11y-tf/requirements.html#point-of-regard-and-proximity
>>
>> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> > From: David MacDonald <david@can-adapt.com>
>> > Date: Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 4:16 PM
>> > Subject: Re: Proposed SC on notification of dynamic changes to apage
>> > To: ALAN SMITH <alands289@gmail.com>
>> > Cc: WCAG <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
>> >
>> >
>> > Thanks Alan
>> >
>> > I've provided an update based on discussions with another member.
>> >
>> > SC x.x.x.x Change of content: Programmatic notification is provided for
>> > each change in content that indicates an action was taken or that
>> > conveys
>> > information, unless one or more of the following is true: (Level AA)
>> >
>> > 1) The change immediately follows the control that triggered it, in the
>> > programmatic reading order.
>> > 2) There is an accessibility supported programmatic relationship
>> > between
>> > the new content and the user activated control that triggers it.
>> > 3) The primary purpose of the web page is to provide real time updates
>> and
>> > there are more than [x] updates a minute.
>> >
>> > Note: The 3rd exception needs a bit of work, to get the balance between
>> > a
>> > site that is bombarding a user with updates vs. helpfully notifying
>> > them.
>> > Perhaps frequency threshold for the real time update exception could be
>> > determined in consultation with a number of blind users.
>> >
>> >
>> https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/mobile-a11y-tf/wiki/Proposed_SC_on_information_added_or_removed_from_a_page
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> > David MacDonald
>> >
>> >
>> >
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>> > On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 1:08 PM, ALAN SMITH <alands289@gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> David,
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> This is perfect.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Thank you.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Alan
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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>> >>
>> >>
>> >> *From: *David MacDonald <david@can-adapt.com>
>> >> *Sent: *Tuesday, June 21, 2016 12:49 PM
>> >> *To: *ALAN SMITH <alands289@gmail.com>
>> >> *Cc: *WCAG <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
>> >> *Subject: *Re: Proposed SC on notification of dynamic changes to apage
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Hi Allan
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> If text of the page changed above the control there would have to be
>> >> notification of that change under this SC. So if they changed the
>> >> rates
>> >> or
>> >> something like that on the page when someone answers "yes" to smoking,
>> >> notification would have to be made.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> For your second question. I've proposed an interim definition .... and
>> >> changed the wording based on Jason's question.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> It now reads:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> *SC x.x.x.x Change of content:* Programmatic notification is provided
>> for
>> >> changes in content that convey information, or indicate an action was
>> >> taken, unless the changes immediately follow the control that
>> >> triggered
>> >> the
>> >> change in the programmatic reading order. (Level AA)
>> >> Definitions:
>> >>
>> >> ·       *Programmatic notification: *Notification by software from
>> >> data
>> >> provided in a user-agent-supported manner such that the user agents
>> >> can
>> >> extract and present this notification to users in different
>> >> modalities,
>> >> without further action by the user, beyond focusing on, or activating
>> the
>> >> control which caused the change.
>> >>
>> >> ·       *Change of content: *Changes made to a web page after it has
>> been
>> >> delivered to the user agent.
>> >>
>> >> ·       *Programmatic Reading Order:* The order that a reading device
>> >> such as a screen reader would parse the content. Usually, this is the
>> >> same
>> >> order as the code, and is represented as an accessibility tree. (note:
>> >> this
>> >> is an interim definition, that needs further tweaks)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Cheers,
>> >> David MacDonald
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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>> >>
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>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 12:36 PM, ALAN SMITH <alands289@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> David,
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Two things:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> 1)      Should we also consider “changes in context which could be
>> >> additional content that would change the context of the already
>> >> understand
>> >> or programically available information?”
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Changes in content can change context as noted in the various
>> >> supporting
>> >> documents for WCAG 2.0 3.2.2 On Input.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I see radio buttons that display further questions on health websites
>> >> that
>> >> not only display new questions but these questions themselves put the
>> >> original question in a new context.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Do you smoke? Yes/no. No would not change the context but yes would
>> >> because it will change the entire premise of the questions and end
>> result
>> >> of the survey and result of the questions due to changes in health
>> rates,
>> >> and other items. The previous questions would have been in the context
>> of
>> >> just personal information, but this question introduces a change in
>> >> context
>> >> as it would be indicating changes in coverage or rates, etc.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> 2)      Can you also please add a definition of the final part of this
>> >> SC?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> “if the changes *do not immediately follow the control *that triggered
>> >> the change. (Level AA)”
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Thank you.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Alan
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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>> >> Windows 10
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> *From: *David MacDonald <david@can-adapt.com>
>> >> *Sent: *Tuesday, June 21, 2016 12:12 PM
>> >> *To: *WCAG <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
>> >> *Subject: *Proposed SC on notification of dynamic changes to apage
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Here's a proposed wording for the dynamic content Success Criterion on
>> >> dynamic content
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> *=====*
>> >>
>> >> *SC x.x.x.x Change of content:* Programmatic notification is provided
>> for
>> >> changes in content that convey information, or indicate an action was
>> >> taken, if the changes do not immediately follow the control that
>> >> triggered
>> >> the change. (Level AA)
>> >>
>> >> =====
>> >>
>> >> *Definitions*
>> >>
>> >> *Programmatic notification:* Notification by software from data
>> >> provided
>> >> in a user-agent-supported manner such that the user agents can extract
>> >> and
>> >> present this notification to users in different modalities, without
>> >> further
>> >> action by the user, beyond focusing on, or activating the control
>> >> which
>> >> caused the change.
>> >>
>> >> *Change of content: *Changes made to a web page after it has been
>> >> delivered to the user agent.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/mobile-a11y-tf/wiki/Proposed_SC_on_information_added_or_removed_from_a_page
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> It is linked from the WIKI of proposed SCs
>> >>
>> >> https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/wiki/WCAG_2.1
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Cheers,
>> >> David MacDonald
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> *Can**Adapt* *Solutions Inc.*
>> >>
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>> >>
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>> >>
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>> >>
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>> >>
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>> >>
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>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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>>
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