Re: Could we add "Persona Quotes" as a standard part of the Understanding Documents for WCAG 2.1?

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SteveF
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On 31 January 2018 at 16:28, Glenda Sims <glenda.sims@deque.com> wrote:

> Dear AG,
>
> I have this idea.  What do y'all think of the possibility of adding a new
> piece to WCAG 2.1 Understanding docs...called...."Persona Quotes".
>
> *Example for SC Orientation (AA)*
>
>    - *Persona(s):*
>    - *Disability Type:*  Motor
>          - *Quote:* "Don't force me to rotate my mobile device.  My
>          mobile device is attached to my wheelchair in portrait mode.  I cannot
>          rotate my mobile device by myself."
>
> *Example for SC Text Reflow (AA)*
>
>    - *Persona(s)*
>    - *Disability Type:*  Low Vision
>          - *Parameter: * Reading horizontal text:  (example: English)
>             - *Quote: * "Horizontal scrolling is evil!  I'm trying to
>             read a paragraph of English text and I have to scroll right on every line
>             and then scroll left for the next line.  The cognitive overhead for reading
>             this way prevents me from being able to focus fully on the content."
>             - *Research:* http://nosetothepage.org/Fitz/2dScroll.html
>          - *Parameter:*  'Reading vertical text (example: Japanese)
>             - *Quote: * "Vertical scrolling is evil!  I'm trying to read
>             a paragraph of text and I have to scroll down on every line and then scroll
>             up to get to the next line.  The cognitive overhead for reading this way
>             prevents me from being able to focus on the content."
>
> I think persona quotes could help in a number of ways:
>
>    - Make it easier for you to understand the new SC.
>    - Help you see the reason the new SC exists.
>    - Create desire to prevent barriers that hurt real people.
>
> What do y'all think?
> G
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