Thread Subject: Cognitive recommendations - configurable userinterfaces
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From: Andi Snow-Weaver
Date: Fri, Feb 23 2007 1:20 PM
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Also on the cognitive topic, we need to develop a proposal around this
recommendation from Dr. Lewis:
- provision for suppressing unneeded functions
There are several challenges in coming up with something to address this.
One challenge is testability and the other is the feeling that this doesn't
need to be applied in all cases. Some software user interfaces and websites
are very simple and probably don't need to do this. There are also issues
of users forgetting that they have suppressed some functions and not being
able to find them again when they do need them so a requirement to reset to
the default configuration might be needed.
The ISO and ANSI software accessibility standards address this by providing
a recommendation, but it is not a requirement for conformance to the
standard:
Software should provide a mechanism enabling users to individualise the
interface look and feel including the modification or hiding of command
buttons.
- EXAMPLE 1 A user with a cognitive disability may, when using a given
application, change the interface via a âskinâ to simplify the
applicationâs look and feel.
- EXAMPLE 2 A word processor allows users to hide menu items and tool bar
buttons that they do not find useful.
508 doesn't have the concept of optional requirements but other Access
Board standards do. For example, the ADA building standards contain
advisory provisions.
Should we recommend this ISO/ANSI provision as an advisory provision in 508
or can somebody think of something else we could recommend as a required
provision to address Dr. Lewis' recommendation?
Andi
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