- From: Rachael Bradley Montgomery <rachael@accessiblecommunity.org>
- Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2021 17:20:05 -0400
- To: Rain Michaels <rainb@google.com>
- Cc: WCAG <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>, public-cognitive-a11y-tf <public-cognitive-a11y-tf@w3.org>
- Message-ID: <CAL+jyY+9b-nJ0wMgBv7qVKYatnbpyU=ZorDbz8VCiaV_SGAETQ@mail.gmail.com>
With chair hat off, I also believe 1 and 3 combined are the best way forward. On Tue, Mar 23, 2021 at 5:14 PM Rain Michaels <rainb@google.com> wrote: > Rachael, thank you for providing this exploration with such clarity. > > My vote is for *option 1 with option 3 (adding that Tal's preference is > to be referred to by name)*, as this provides a balance that helps with > understandable language and translation, while also respecting the > individual's pronoun preference. > > Rain > > On Tue, Mar 23, 2021 at 2:02 PM Rachael Bradley Montgomery < > rachael@accessiblecommunity.org> wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> Thank you for the thoughtful discussion at today's meeting about the >> plural pronoun used in Tal. A resource you can read if this is a new area >> for you is https://www.mypronouns.org/ >> >> We discussed the following options: >> >> 1. no change >> 2. add it in 1 or 2 places in the main persona >> 3. Tal like to be referred to (pronouns) as Tal/they/them/theirs >> 4. change the persona to remove gender diversity >> 5. use the pronouns as frequently as would be used naturally >> >> COGA had voted against 5 because of readability and translatability >> challenges and compromised with using the minimal pronouns in option 1. I >> have created a google document with all of the options at >> https://docs.google.com/document/d/18FabK-X1AgOMPqG2YydOrcyl1d89rHxbcfqso2du1vo/edit# >> >> Please take a look and weigh in with your thoughts on how to proceed. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Rachael >> -- >> Rachael Montgomery, PhD >> Director, Accessible Community >> rachael@accessiblecommunity.org >> >> "I will paint this day with laughter; >> I will frame this night in song." >> - Og Mandino >> >> -- Rachael Montgomery, PhD Director, Accessible Community rachael@accessiblecommunity.org "I will paint this day with laughter; I will frame this night in song." - Og Mandino
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