- From: phoenixl <phoenixl@sonic.net>
- Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 21:00:16 -0700
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Hi, Larry What do you think is some of the usability research and/or development that blind people could benefit from learning about? Do you have any thoughts on how that could be included in this seminar? Scott > Scott, > > As a usability (early) and accessibility (later) person, I like this > idea of a joint seminar. I keep running across instances where a new > facet of a disability surprises me, whether that disability is sight, > hearing, or mobility. > > You are correct that it works both ways. I've found people with (and > for that matter without) disabilities often are not aware of > usability research and developments that could benefit them. People > doing usability research and development may not fully consider the > impact on and potential benefits (perhaps with only a bit of > tweaking) for people with disabilities. > > I perhaps should mention that I've seen a few usability efforts that > despite the best of intentions were less than fully beneficial due to > misapprehension on the part of the usability developers and the > absence of input from people, particularly people with disabilities. > No, I don't want to point fingers. Yes, most developers are aware of > the (general) problem and do include users in their projects -- at > least when it comes to testing. > > I regret I would not be able to attend the proposed seminar. I hope > the event happens as it could be very beneficial. I would like to see > the lessons learned be made widely available. > > Larry
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