RE: Tools List high-level comment

Hi Shawn,

Thank you for your comment. I think it's a fair solution to follow the user flow you're bringing up. Leading accessibility beginners first to the Introduction to Web Accessibility, and providing all users with the option to learn more about using tools via other resources (Selecting Web Accessibility Eval. Tools) is a good way to keep all resources and pages focused on the user goal.

However, our user research suggests that providing contextual information within the tools list can help even advanced users utilize the tools list to its full potential. With this I mean providing toggle tips on more advanced filter options, and linking to resources where needed in the Filter assistant. We don't want to overwhelm or clutter the page with these extra bits of information, but we do see the benefit of adding them where necessary. 

What are your thoughts on these solutions? :)

Kind regards,
Vera


-----Original Message-----
From: Shawn Henry <shawn@w3.org> 
Sent: Thursday, 31 March 2022 17:17
To: Vera Lange <Vera.Lange@han.nl>; Charlotte Swart <Charlotte.Swart@han.nl>
Cc: wai-eo-editors <wai-eo-editors@w3.org>; Eric Velleman <Eric.Velleman@han.nl>
Subject: Tools List high-level comment

Hi Vera, Charlotte, Eric, and EOWG folks,

I put this comment in the survey, yet wanted to send it to you now, too.

I think there is a bit of a disconnect on how the Tools List fits within the broad scope of the W3C WAI resources. The Tools List is not intended to educate accessibility beginners.

Accessibility beginners should start with the "<a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2FWAI%2Ffundamentals%2Faccessibility-intro%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CVera.Lange%40han.nl%7C65db6a0534d94b690c3e08da13297ac8%7C5d73e7b7b3e14d00b303056140b2a3b4%7C0%7C0%7C637843366130636686%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=L%2FcSVM48nLbkqYA6vis7kA%2Fb7V%2BQ%2FMsRp2oGLHIf3w0%3D&amp;reserved=0">Introduction to Web Accessibility</a>", and follow the links to more information from there.

Specifically for eval tools, the previous user flow was:
1. Read (or skim) "Selecting Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools" <https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2FWAI%2Ftest-evaluate%2Ftools%2Fselecting%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CVera.Lange%40han.nl%7C65db6a0534d94b690c3e08da13297ac8%7C5d73e7b7b3e14d00b303056140b2a3b4%7C0%7C0%7C637843366130636686%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=fS%2F2%2FqfQDFn7UvxZtGEF%2FcXbKA00YMF1xHOoIFKAziM%3D&amp;reserved=0>, then 2. Use the Tools list

Are we still designing for that user flow? If so, we need clear signposting for users to start by reading “Selecting…”. (and we need to update that page)

Then we can keep the List itself focused on finding tools, and not on educating users about tools.

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An additional note is that I understood that "Selecting Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools" <https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2FWAI%2Ftest-evaluate%2Ftools%2Fselecting%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CVera.Lange%40han.nl%7C65db6a0534d94b690c3e08da13297ac8%7C5d73e7b7b3e14d00b303056140b2a3b4%7C0%7C0%7C637843366130636686%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=fS%2F2%2FqfQDFn7UvxZtGEF%2FcXbKA00YMF1xHOoIFKAziM%3D&amp;reserved=0> would be updated along with the Tools List redesign. Note that we have considered providing more information in that page. -- Actually, I think we used to have a lot more on that page about evaluation, then we cut it back, then we thought about adding lots more, then decided not to... We can give you more background when useful. :-)

Hope this helps,
~Shawn

Received on Monday, 4 April 2022 11:18:47 UTC