- From: Sally Paveley <sallyp@advisory-unit.org.uk>
- Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 21:19:47 +0100
- To: "Wayne Myers-Education" <wayne.myers@bbc.co.uk>, "w3" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
>> But the issue here is that it is a difficulty with understanding that >makes many things inaccessible to people who have learning difficulties. > >I don't agree. Perhaps I should explain this fundamental distinction between >accessibility and understanding. Having difficulty understanding something >doesn't mean it is inaccessible. However eloquently you argue about semantics the fact remains that people who have learning difficulties often have a problem with (accessing?) information because they don't understand it. That is the nature of their disability. It may be interesting to pursue a philosophical arguement about whether or not this should be so but what really matters is the principle that people with learning difficulties, in common with all groups of people who have a disability, have a right to have their needs considered when information is being made available. If you don't want to call that access then use another word; 'a rose by any other name'? When people with learning difficulties talk about accessible information they mean information presented in a way they can understand.
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