RE: WAI needs to address email explicitly

Hello,

 

I am not sure of the scope of this thread, but as a screen reader user, I struggle with highly formatted emails. Delta, Alaska, Costco, etc. are most difficult to navigate and use. I expect is because of the heavy use of tables for layout in the emails.

 

Best

George

 

 

From: Anna Somos-Feliz <anna.somosfeliz@gmail.com> 
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2021 4:21 PM
To: Wayne Dick <wayneedick@gmail.com>
Cc: W3C WAI ig <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Subject: Re: WAI needs to address email explicitly

 

I'd like to see some talk about immersable reader. The fact that the formats now available to adjust are not printable or shareable in the way that you set them up to assist. I think the whole lot of the systems, like you've pointed out need to be consistent. Young people worry that they are not going to have the diverse skills to use a majority of systems so they aren't utilising accessibility options, which would see them have less cognitive load and increase, for our case language use (DLD).

 

Regards,  Anna.

 

 

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On Tue, 25 May 2021, 4:06 am Wayne Dick, <wayneedick@gmail.com <mailto:wayneedick@gmail.com> > wrote:

 

Now that AG addresses accessibility in general, it may be time to address as Patrick points out platform applications in a small screen framework. Web applications are actually special cases of these programs where the platform is not a machine but web servers.

Aside from email, there are many program app categories that are bottlenecks: IDEs, CAD programs, Photo Editors, Version Controlers, ebooks, ebook players, Content Management Systems, and Learning Management Systems... There are certainly more.

Also, we also need not forget original WCAG 1 and 2 issues plus cognitive issues. How do specific functional categories interact with these issues?

 

People's employment depends on operating these programs.. I am retired, so I just get a little miffed at email. Young people's professional careers depend on being able to use this software. Most users don't have the skills of the disability representatives on the W3C.. We need a mechanism to hear from people who cannot creat work arounds.

 

Best, Wayne

 

 

On Mon, May 24, 2021 at 10:17 AM Patrick H. Lauke <redux@splintered.co.uk <mailto:redux@splintered.co.uk> > wrote:

On 24/05/2021 17:20, Wayne Dick wrote:
> None of the major email clients are accessible to people with low 
> vision. The Apple Client, Google GMail client, and MS Outlook all fail 
> to provide access. I think everyone has their own work arounds, but this 
> is a bottleneck issue. It shuts people out of meaningful discussion.

To add to this/avoid the same confusion I had at the time this was first 
mentioned: this would be about actual *native* email client 
applications, and having them adapt to small viewports/allow for user 
interface etc of the application allowing zooming. So conceptually, UAAG 
2.0 related / WCAG 3.0 related.

P
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