- From: Graham Oliver <goliver@accease.com>
- Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 15:53:00 +1200
- To: "'Larry.G.Hull@nasa.gov'" <Larry.G.Hull@nasa.gov>, "'phoenixl@sonic.net'" <phoenixl@sonic.net>
- Cc: "'w3c-wai-ig@w3.org'" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Scott It's interesting that when I read the original post about stairs I initially considered that the reason that the stairs were not accesible was that it is disrespectful to ask someone to crawl up stairs. I didn't consider the amount of effort at all. My understanding is that there is a considerable body of opinion in the world of 'physical accessibility' that the 'disabled entrance' into a building that may be round the back and may entail going by all the garbage bins is simply not 'accessible', however physically easy it is to get in that way. I am beginning to find that the physical accessibility analogies tend not to be that useful when looking at web site accessibility, but I am wondering how to ensure that an 'accessibility solution' is respectful. The answer we came up with is to ensure that a web site is easy and satisfying to use for disabled people by doing testing with disabled people and I tend to go for a 'one size fits all'. But I would be really interested in how other people deal with this issue, if at all. Cheers Graham Hi, Larry The reason I brought up the issue of paraplegics and stairs is that while paraplegics can get up stairs with a great deal of effort, the stairs are not considered accessible. Similarly, while visually impaired users can use web pages, it is often with great effort. I believe that amount of effort needed to overcome some obstacle should be considered as a factor in assessing accessibility. Another point to be considered is that if information is presented in a format which can lead the visually impaired user to inaccrurately receive the information, then that is also a barrier. Scott > Scott, > > I must not have been clear but I don't really see how I could have > worded it better. > > I am NOT saying steps are accessible to paraplegics. > > My point is that removing barriers is what "compatable" means, at > least to me, in Section 508 which you quoted then questioned in your > original message. AccEase Ltd : Making on-line information accessible Mobile : +64 21 458 967 Email : goliver@accease.com Web : www.accease.com
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