- From: Leonard R. Kasday <kasday@acm.org>
- Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 17:19:11 -0400
- To: David Poehlman <poehlman@clark.net>, jonathan chetwynd <jay@peepo.com>
- Cc: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Re the discussion of whether the guidelines can be presented in a less text-heavy way. On the one hand, personally, I think that the present format was necessary to define the requirements concisely and completely. On the other hand, I can see it's tough going for novices, whether or not they have reading disabilities. I've needed to explain the guidelines to students who have virtually no background in computers, let alone HTML. At least some of the guidelines can be discussed more pictorially. Here's some slides I did. Lots of pictures, few words. It's an unfair comparison since the slides aren't self contained: they accommpany my talking. Still I think it illustrates how more pictures can be brought in. Also, it wouldn't take that many extra words. Alt text is introduced at http://astro.temple.edu/~kasday/talks/cs-web/alt.html The sound of a page without alt text can be heard at http://astro.temple.edu/~kasday/talks/cs-web/noalt.html Actual dialog boxes (from AOL Press and Front Page) used to add ALT text are shown in http://astro.temple.edu/~kasday/talks/cs-web/althowto.html ALT text guidelines are shown via example in http://astro.temple.edu/~kasday/talks/cs-web/guidelines.html As you've no doubt guessed, the whole talk is at http://astro.temple.edu/~kasday/talks/cs-web/ It's pretty pictorial throughout. the "cs" in the url doesn't mean "computer science". It means "collaborative studies", a program in assistive technology for people who generally are technology newbies. The talk still needs work, especially when I got to discussing how to make sure tables read sensibly row by row. Len ------- Leonard R. Kasday, Ph.D. Universal Design Engineer, Institute on Disabilities/UAP, and Adjunct Professor, Electrical Engineering Temple University Ritter Hall Annex, Room 423, Philadelphia, PA 19122 kasday@acm.org (215} 204-2247 (voice) (800) 204-7428 (toll free voice, ask for tranfer to my line). (800) 750-7428 (TTY)
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