[wbs] response to 'EOWG Call for Review: Involving Users in Web Accessibility Evaluation, 2005 October'

Here are the answers submitted to 'EOWG Call for Review: Involving Users in
Web Accessibility Evaluation, 2005 October' (Education and Outreach Working
Group) for Shadi Abou-Zahra.



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Support for Involving Users in Web Accessibility Evaluation
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 * ( ) I accept the Involving Users document as is
 * (x) I accept the Involving Users document, suggest changes below
 * ( ) I accept the Involving Users document only with the changes below
 * ( ) I do not accept the Involving Users document because of the
comments below
 * ( ) I abstain (not vote)





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General comments on the resource suite as a whole
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Comments (or a URI pointing to your comments): 
COMMENT #1:

priority: [editor's discretion]

location: "Involving Users Effectively" section, first sentence

current wording: "A first step in evaluating Web accessibility is
conducting a preliminary review of the Web site..."

suggested revision: "A first step in evaluating Web accessibility is
conducting at least a preliminary review of the Web site..."

rationale: The more evaluation is done in advance (possibly a full
conformance evaluation), the better it is.


COMMENT #2:

priority: [list for next revision]

location: "Introduction" section, second paragraph

current wording: example of screen reader user

suggested revision: example of screen magnification

rationale: screen readers are mentioned elsewhere in the document (for
example in "Involving Users Effectively") and often not an obvious AT to
Web developers.


COMMENT #3:

priority: [editor's discretion]

location: "Terminology and Notes"

suggested revision: add screen magnifiers

rationale: significantly impacts Web site evaluations


COMMENT #4:

priority: [editor's discretion]

location "Introduction" section, second paragraph

current wording: in-page link of "screen reader"

suggested revision: make "screen reader" (and other ATs) a real item in
the "Terminology and Notes" section.

rationale: on a printed copy, one does not realize that this is indeed an
in-page link but that it may link to an external resource. Also, I think
ATs really deserve to be explained more in-depth though not sure if this
is the right document for that (or if were better put in "How People with
Disabilties Use the Web" for example).


COMMENT #5:

I really like the document and the refreshing style of writing. Also, it
is a very needed resource and complements the suit very well. Thanks!


These answers were last modified on 26 October 2005 at 15:10:21 E.S.T.
by Shadi Abou-Zahra

Answers to this questionnaire can be set and changed at
http://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/35532/users-eval-1/ until 2005-10-27.

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