Re: Guideline 2.6 text

Am 10.01.2018 um 05:40 schrieb Repsher, Stephen J:
>
> I don’t think using words like “appropriate” provides much of a 
> guideline, so I’m not a fan of either of these.  I think Andrew’s 
> roughly captures the point, but I’d suggest going instead down a path 
> similar to GL 2.3, Seizures, and stating what we know not to do.  
> Maybe something like:
>
> “Sensors: Do not use device sensors in ways that presume physical 
> capabilities of the user.”
>
That is the way device sensors *will* be used, and there is nothing 
wrong with that - as long as authors provide alternatives. That is why I 
have suggested (a while ago) the following text:

"Provide alternatives for user input via device sensors."

Detlev
>
> Note I dropped “additional” and “input”.  Neither of these helps the 
> handle at all.
>
> Katie, your version I think is not the right message.  That is, the 
> guideline should not be to use sensors because there’s no 
> accessibility reason for that.
>
> Steve
>
> *From:*Katie Haritos-Shea [mailto:ryladog@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 09, 2018 10:52 PM
> *To:* Andrew Kirkpatrick <akirkpat@adobe.com>
> *Cc:* WCAG <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
> *Subject:* Re: Guideline 2.6 text
>
> Weak.
>
> Suggest: Guideline: Sensor Inputs
>
> Provide additional optional functionality using device sensors when 
> appropriate
>
> On Jan 9, 2018 10:42 PM, "Andrew Kirkpatrick" <akirkpat@adobe.com 
> <mailto:akirkpat@adobe.com>> wrote:
>
>     Thoughts on this?
>
>     http://rawgit.com/w3c/wcag21/2.6GL/guidelines/index.html#additional-sensor-inputs
>
>     Thanks,
>
>     AWK
>
>     Andrew Kirkpatrick
>
>     Group Product Manager, Accessibility
>
>     Adobe
>
>     akirkpat@adobe.com <mailto:akirkpat@adobe.com>
>
>     http://twitter.com/awkawk
>

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