Minutes of teleconference of 15 March 2012

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     User Agent Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Teleconference

15 Mar 2012

    See also: [2]IRC log

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Attendees

    Present
           Greg, Jeanne, Kim, Simon, Mark, Kelly

    Regrets
           Jim, Wayne, Jan

    Chair
           Kelly

    Scribe
           Greg

Contents

      * [3]Topics
          1. [4]3.1.2
          2. [5]3.2.2
      * [6]Summary of Action Items
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    <trackbot> Date: 15 March 2012

    <jeanne> [7]https://www.w3.org/WAI/UA/tracker/actions/468

       [7] https://www.w3.org/WAI/UA/tracker/actions/468

3.1.2

    <jeanne> [8]https://www.w3.org/WAI/UA/tracker/actions/468

       [8] https://www.w3.org/WAI/UA/tracker/actions/468

    It's not the most clearly worded of SC. Not clear how "priority
    properties defined by the author or user agent" is or relates
    to the Intent or Examples. Could fix SC or fix IER to better
    explain it.

    Current wording:

    3.1.2 Option to Ignore: The user can turn off rendering of
    non-essential or low priority text messages or
    updating/changing information in the content based on priority
    properties defined by the author or the user agent. (Level AA)

    <kford> We are phoning back in two minutes.

    Proposed rewrite to 3.1.2:

    3.1.2 Reduce Interruptions: The user can turn off recognized
    non-essential or low priority messages and updating/changing
    information in the user agent user interface and rendered
    content.

    Intent of Success Criterion 3.1.2 :

    Messages designed to inform the user can be a burden to users
    for whom keypress is time-consuming, tiring, or painful. It's
    important that these users be able to avoid unnecessary
    messages. Similarly, users with some cognitive impairments find
    it difficult to deal with constant distractions caused by
    updating visual or audio information, and would prefer to hide
    unnecessary updates.

    Examples of Success Criterion 3.1.2 :

    • The browser has an update ready. The user should have the
    option to be informed of an update or, instead, only get update
    information when the user actively requests it.

    • A web page has a stock market ticker that is marked as having
    a low priority level using the WAI-ARIA aria-live:polite value.
    Shirley has a cognitive disability and is distracted by the
    page flicker, so she changes the browser’s preference setting
    to indicate that regions with low priority level should not be
    automatically updated.

    Once again, here's the proposed rewrite:

    3.1.2 Reduce Interruptions: The user can turn off recognized
    non-essential or low priority messages and updating/changing
    information in the user agent user interface and rendered
    content.

    Intent of Success Criterion 3.1.2 :

    Messages designed to inform the user can be a burden to users
    for whom keypress is time-consuming, tiring, or painful. It's
    important that these users be able to avoid unnecessary
    messages. Similarly, users with some cognitive impairments find
    it difficult to deal with constant distractions caused by
    updating visual or audio information, and would prefer to hide
    unnecessary updates.

    Examples of Success Criterion 3.1.2 :

    • The browser has an update ready. The user should have the
    option to be informed of an update or, instead, only get update
    information when the user actively requests it.

    • A web page has a stock market ticker that is marked as having
    a low priority level using the WAI-ARIA aria-live:polite value.
    Shirley has a cognitive disability and is distracted by the
    page flicker, so she changes the browser’s preference setting
    to indicate that regions with low priority level should not be
    automatically updated.

    Revised Intent per Jeanne:

    It's important that users be able to avoid unnecessary
    messages. Messages designed to inform the user can be a burden
    to users for whom keypress is time-consuming, tiring, or
    painful. Similarly, users with some cognitive impairments find
    it difficult to deal with constant distractions caused by
    updating visual or audio information, and would prefer to hide
    unnecessary updates.

    <mth> should it be

    <mth> 'keypress" or "keypresses are"?

    "pressing keys"

    An improvement per Mark:

    3.1.2 Reduce Interruptions: The user can avoid or defer
    recognized non-essential or low priority messages and
    updating/changing information in the user agent user interface
    and rendered content.

    A new example:

    Shirley has turned off automatic display of low priority
    notifications, but she can call up a list of previous
    notifications to see if she wants to actually deal with any of
    them.

    <KimPatch> Shirley has turned off automatic display of low
    priority notifications, but she can call up a list of previous
    notifications if she wants to review any of them.

    <KimPatch> Shirley has turned off automatic display of low
    priority notifications, but she can call up a list of previous
    notifications if she wants to review

    <KimPatch> them.

3.2.2

    <KimPatch> 3.2.2 Back Button: The user can return to a previous
    state or view using a navigational back button or its
    equivalent.

    <KimPatch> Intent of success criterion 3.2.2

    <KimPatch> This type of backtracking is important for users
    whose means of input is not 100% accurate, such as speech input
    users, to be able to go back to a previous state or view and
    have a second try. It's also important for users with cognitive
    issues that involve memory and confusion.

    <KimPatch> Examples of Success Criterion 3.2.2

    <KimPatch> Joe is using speech input in a relatively noisy
    room. The program hears an especially loud word from across the
    room and interprets it as Joe saying "Enter" to click a
    selected link. Joe says "Go Back" to go back to the page key
    was on.

    <KimPatch> Mike's head injury leaves him easily distracted. He
    is in the middle of a search when the phone rings. When he
    comes back he says "Go Back" to reorient himself.

    Could add to the end of the Intent paragraph, "This is also
    beneficial for users for whom navigation is time consuming,
    tiring, or painful, as it allows them to avoid having to
    re-enter long URLs or form input."

    <jeanne> Intent: Being able to retrace a navigation step is
    important for users with cognitive issues that involve memory
    and confusion, as well as users whose means of input is not
    100% accurate, such as speech input users or users with fine
    motor challenges. This is also beneficial for users for whom
    navigation is time consuming, tiring, or painful, as it allows
    them to avoid having to re-enter long URLs

    <jeanne> or form input.

    <mth> It's also beneficial for users with cognitive issues,
    such as memory impairments, by providing a means for reviewing
    the steps need to reach a specific page or result.

    <KimPatch> Being able to retrace a navigation step is important
    for users with cognitive issues that involve memory and
    confusion. It's also important for users whose means of input
    is not 100% accurate, such as speech input users or users with
    fine motor challenges. and it's also beneficial for users for
    whom navigation is time consuming, tiring, or painful, because
    it allows them to avoid having to...

    <KimPatch> ...re-enter long URLs

    Re the Mike example, it's not clear to me why being interrupted
    by a phone call would make him have to use the back button.

    <KimPatch> Mike's head injury leaves him easily distracted. He
    is in the middle of a search when the phone rings. When he
    comes back he says "Go Back" to go back to the original search
    page so he can reorient himself.

    <KimPatch> Being able to retrace a navigation step is important
    for users with cognitive issues that involve memory and
    attention. It's also important for users whose means of input
    is not 100% accurate, such as speech input users or users with
    fine motor challenges. and it's also beneficial for users for
    whom navigation is time consuming, tiring, or painful, because
    it allows them to avoid having to...

    <KimPatch> ...re-enter long URLs.

    Discussion of whether a list of previous documents counts, and
    it probably does.

    <jeanne> RESOLUTION: Add SC 3.2.2 as a level A

    We discussed the fact that some media players don't implement
    the back button, but most do implement a list of previous media
    if they're not completely driven by their host application.

Summary of Action Items

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