- From: Scott Luebking <phoenixl@sonic.net>
- Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2001 10:15:41 -0800
- To: burke@ucla.edu, phoenixl@sonic.net
- Cc: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Hi, Coming from the usability world, I look at as accessibility as being one of the specializations of usability. Also, if something like a transcript introduces some accessibility, but has usability problems, then its effectiveness for providing accessibility is diminished. Look at how much better accessibility technology could be if it was designed with better user-friendliness or usability. Scott > Nielsen's specialty is Usability, so his recommendations are bound to be > different from accessibility guidelines. > > For example, a transcript of an audio presentation would make it accessible to > deaf users. But if the transcript lacks the visual layout to make it easy to > follow dialog or changes in topic, then it is accessible but less usable. > > Patrick
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