- From: Kynn Bartlett <kynn-hwg@idyllmtn.com>
- Date: Tue, 08 Jun 1999 13:29:26 -0700
- To: "Sally Paveley" <sallyp@advisory-unit.org.uk>
- Cc: "Wayne Myers-Education" <wayne.myers@bbc.co.uk>, "w3" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
At 01:19 PM 6/8/1999 , Sally Paveley wrote: >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. How should this affect the design of a web site or the presentation of the content? You will find a very sympathetic audience when you argue that all people should have their needs considered; we are merely waiting for the follow-up that explains how to consider these needs. -- Kynn Bartlett <kynn@hwg.org> President, Governing Board Member HTML Writers Guild <URL:http://www.hwg.org> Director, Accessible Web Authoring Resources and Education Center <URL:http://aware.hwg.org/>
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