- From: MC Black <mc.black@hardknott.org>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2018 23:08:34 +0100
- To: Shawn Henry <shawn@w3.org>
- Cc: wai-eo-editors@w3.org
Dear Mrs. Henry
The usual manner of addressing correspondence in the United Kingdom
to a company or organisation is "Dear Sirs,"
It's clear from the signature box at the foot of my message that I'm
male; in the United Kingdom, "Esq." is a style use to address
Gentlemen.
I expect web site that I use to be immediately readable.
Both my GP and a Consultant orthopaedic surgeon have strongly advised
me to minimise computer use as a response to a physiological problem
about which I have consulted them.
I can just about cope (by using specialist software) with brief email
communications such as this; anything more than that - like
attachments or web sites - has unpredictable consequences so there's
no way that I'm going to fiddle about with settings.
I used to be the publisher for the University of London External
Programme and spent 3/4 million pounds a year on printed study
material so submit that I know something about making printed text
easy to read.
If I can't read text on screen immediately comfortably, then the
organisation that created that screen has lost my interest and my
business
Yours sincerely,
MC Black
At 12:34 -0500 8/6/18, Shawn Henry wrote:
>Dear MC Black,
>
>Yes, WCAG addresses people with different color perception.
>
>Here is where you can find information that might help you
>understand the WCAG requirements related to contrast and text size:
>* "Easy Checks - A First Review of Web Accessibility" describes some
>accessibility issues and how to check websites for them.
>-- Contrast ratio ("color contrast"):
>https://www.w3.org/WAI/test-evaluate/preliminary/#contrast
>-- Resize text: https://www.w3.org/WAI/test-evaluate/preliminary/#resize
>
>Here is information on how you might increase text size and color
>contrast to improve readability. (It is a bit outdated, but
>hopefully enough for you to figure out with your current browser and
>operation system).
>* Better Web Browsing: Tips for Customizing Your Computer
>-- Changing Colors and Fonts: https://www.w3.org/WAI/users/browsing#schemes
>-- Enlarging Text and Images: https://www.w3.org/WAI/users/browsing#text
>
>If you have more questions, you can submit them to the WAI Interest
>Group mailing list.
>You can search the public mailing list archives, to get a feel for
>the list, through:
> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ig/
>You can join the mailing list and post questions by following the
>instructions under:
> http://www.w3.org/WAI/IG/Overview.html#mailinglist
>
>Regards,
>~ Shawn (Mrs. not "Sir")
><http://www.w3.org/People/Shawn/>
>
>
>On 6/7/2018 8:10 AM, MC Black wrote:
>>Dear Sirs,
>>Do your guidelines take account of people with defective colour vision?
>>
>>I've just been told that a site with very faint tiny text conforms
>>toWCAG 2.0
>>
>>That may be true but it's impossible for me to read without much difficulty
>>
>>I look forward to hearing from you and thank you, in anticipation,
>>for your assistance.
>>Yours faithfully,
>>MC Black
>>
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>>*MC Black, Esq.,* BSc, ARCS, CPhys, MInstP.
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>> Please reply to mc.black@hardknott.org
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>>To be simple about anything,
>> one has to know a great deal about it.
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MC Black, Esq., BSc, ARCS, CPhys, MInstP.
Please reply to mc.black@hardknott.org
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