- From: Sharron Rush <srush@knowbility.org>
- Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2016 10:25:10 -0500
- Cc: w3c WAI List <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
- Message-ID: <CA++nJxoe7knauTohwi-hqBBb14gnMS8GHOkMirwXGGSFXp+Ysw@mail.gmail.com>
Done, Patrick, good suggestion, thank you! On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 10:09 AM, Patrick H. Lauke <redux@splintered.co.uk> wrote: > To paraphrase: "feel free not to participate, unlike those who are willing > to help and spread the word" > > Is this really your response to a valid comment about whether or not a > particular question in the questionnaire is appropriate? That seems rather > dismissive, sorry. > > Perhaps a better response could have been: "Sorry, we didn't realise that > some people may find that question inappropriate. We'll remove it / add a > third "prefer not to say"/"other" option..." > > P > > On 14/06/2016 15:51, Sharron Rush wrote: > >> Hi Michael, Ginger, and all >> >> No problem at all if people don't want to participate, completely OK >> (and by the way, none of the questions are required.) We are only >> offering the opportunity to help us understand more about the real >> people who might use the new site. The creation of personas as a way to >> guide a design process is a long standing practice in the usability >> community. The point is to use personal data from real people to create >> a fictional profile that kind of lives and breathes to give designers a >> sense of the actual people who will use the site. Here is brief bit of >> background. An introduction to personas and how to create them >> <http://www.usability.gov/how-to-and-tools/methods/personas.html>. >> >> Thanks to those who were willing to help and spread the word. Usability >> research shows that the more accurately we can draw personas, making >> them feel like real people based on actual data, the more likely the >> design will meet human needs. >> >> Of course, during the design, we will also be asking for user feedback >> from real people, but we will also use the personas to ask ourselves - >> how would this design decision meet the need of this imaginary person, >> drawn for data collected from a broad spectrum of the web community. >> >> But by all means feel perfectly free to ignore this whole request and >> enjoy other pursuits! >> >> Thanks all, >> Sharron >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 1:54 AM, Michiel Bijl <michiel@agosto.nl >> <mailto:michiel@agosto.nl>> wrote: >> >> Sorry, but what does gender have to do with this? I see that >> questions aren’t mandatory—which isn’t clear from the site itself—so >> I can skip it, but that is an unacceptable question in such a survey. >> >> Times when it is acceptable to ask for gender: >> >> 1. Never >> 2. A dating site maybe? >> >> —Michiel >> >> On 13 Jun 2016, at 22:49, Sharron Rush <srush@knowbility.org >>> <mailto:srush@knowbility.org>> wrote: >>> >>> Greetings all, >>> >>> The EOWG has created a Task Force to re-design the WAI web site. >>> Our first challenge is understanding who we are building this >>> for. If you would like to contribute your data to the >>> construction of a few personas that will guide our effort, please >>> take this (sorry rather long) survey. >>> >>> https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/T28B59P >>> >>> As important and maybe even more important is to collect data from >>> web professionals who do not yet participate in WAI and who may be >>> unaware of web accessibility and the WAI guidelines and supports. >>> To that end, please spread the word about the survey to people who >>> may not be accessibility aware. >>> >>> ...and please let folks know as well that there is a drawing for a >>> $100 gift card for anyone who completes the survey and wants to >>> leave contact information. >>> >>> Thanks for your help. >>> >>> Onward! >>> >>> Sharron Rush >>> EOWG co-chair, >>> participant in redesign TF >>> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Sharron Rush | Executive Director | Knowbility.org | @knowbility >> /Equal access to technology for people with disabilities/ >> > > > -- > Patrick H. Lauke > > www.splintered.co.uk | https://github.com/patrickhlauke > http://flickr.com/photos/redux/ | http://redux.deviantart.com > twitter: @patrick_h_lauke | skype: patrick_h_lauke > > -- Sharron Rush | Executive Director | Knowbility.org | @knowbility *Equal access to technology for people with disabilities*
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