- From: Harry Woodrow <harrry@email.com>
- Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 01:49:35 +0800
- To: "Scott Luebking" <phoenixl@sonic.net>, <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
I have commented below in line Harry WOodrow -----Original Message----- From: w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org [mailto:w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org]On Behalf Of Scott Luebking Sent: Saturday, 15 December 2001 1:30 AM To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org Subject: RE: Fwd from CHI-WEB: Amazon's version for the Visually Impaired Hi, A number of things I'm involved with are outside of the disabled world which exposes me to a variety of views. So, let me ask some hard questions about universal design. 1. Does universal design mean that the experience of one person has to be limited so that another person can have a similar experience, e.g. a slick, flashy design? To the contrary, The experience of all can be richer through universal design. Good design is not slick or flashy but effective and useable. 2. If there is a technique which some people can use to speed up their use of information, but other people can't use and will be slower at processing information, should the technique not be used? What if there is no other equivalent technique that increases the speed that a person can use the information? Of course, if you have to go into a building you have a ramp and stairs and maybe a lift. All should have equal prominence and it is the user's choice which to use. You do not however design for just a particular class of user, after all if we designed buildings for people in wheelchairs a lot of walking people would get very sore heads. 3. Does a person using access technology have the same experience as someone not using access technology even if they are referencing the same web page? No one has the same experience in everything. The experience is the sum total of what is available and what background and knowledge and preferences the user has. To me the important thing is that the experience of all is rich. Now if you are asking should the user have a certain skill set and a certain set of equipment to use it that may be a different story. Harry Woodrow Just a few thoughts. Scott > Design for all, Universal Design, now we begin to see relevance of these > terms. > > Sincerely, > > Mike Burks
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