Re: Updating 2.x support materials redesign release

Hey folks,

***All hats off, speaking as a user here.***
I really like the new designs. They are clean, easier to review, and fairly
pleasant on the eyes. The only thing that doesn't sit quite right with me
are these "accordion" headings. I get that they are intended to simplify
navigation, but in reality what they do is increase how much effort someone
has to spend to find things on these pages.

There are lots of usability articles written about this. Here's one I like:
https://www.nngroup.com/articles/accordions-complex-content/

Another thing I think would be great for us to consider is to add a dark
mode. No objection if that comes in later, but as a group advancing
accessibility, that seems like a thing we should have.

Kind regards,

On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 12:29 PM Michael Cooper <cooper@w3.org> wrote:

> On 13 October 2021 (https://www.w3.org/2020/10/13-ag-minutes.html) Hidde
> de Vries presented to AG a project about redesigning the Understanding and
> Techniques for WCAG 2.x, as part of a larger redesign and consolidation of
> WAI resources. We are preparing to deploy the updated materials soon. There
> are no changes to content for these materials, they are still published
> from the same sources. Page organization and design have changed,
> summarized by Hidde:
>
>    - clearly mark these documents as part of W3C (logo), part of WAI
>    (colors, layout, fonts), part of WCAG (WCAG is the first word on the page)
>    - show clearly which set of documents the user is looking at,
>    including which version of WCAG they belong to (2.1, 2.2 etc)
>    - have clear pointers to other supporting documents and the general
>    “All WCAG Guidance”
>    - use a lay-out that is also used by other supporting docs (soon: ACT
>    Rules, COGA Design Guide)
>    - visually distinguish between name of the document (eg “Using
>    aria-label for link purpose”), how it fits in the larger set (“Sufficient
>    to meet 2.4.4”), the actual document content, meta information (eg links to
>    other sources, summary of key terms, definition of the document type)
>    - invite people to contribute (“Help improve this page”)
>    - make code examples easier to use (with syntax highlighting)
>
> The updated will be deployed by merging PR 2012
> https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/2012 though this is just implementation
> code.
>
> The most important links to review are the previews in the PR:
>
> Techniques: https://draft-wcag-redesign.netlify.app/techniques/
> Understanding: https://draft-wcag-redesign.netlify.app/understanding/
>
> In those locations you will see the entire suites in their new format.
> Some links may be broken because of the staging location, but otherwise
> this should be ready to review. Please send any comments by reply to this
> message, or as comments in the PR. We intend to deploy within the next few
> weeks, timed with other dependent projects.
>
> Michael
>


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*Wilco Fiers*
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