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From: Peter Wallack
Date: Wed, Jun 06 2007 4:25 PM
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I'm troubled by these two:<br>
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<b><i>- Complete access ensures that no information or data is missing
when<br>
accessed by assistive technology or converted into another form or media</i></b><br>
<br>
Consider the case of just about any Chart, which, while in the process
of displaying the raw data may also allow the sighted user to draw very
quick conclusions about trends, outliers, exceptions, etc. Would we now
have to somehow programmatically convey that same information,
predicting what it is about the data that the user was interested in
gleaning? I'd propose:<br>
<blockquote><i>- Complete access ensures that no raw (as opposed to
implied) information or data is missing when</i><br>
<i>accessed by assistive technology or converted into another form or
media</i><br>
</blockquote>
<br>
<b><i>- Efficient access ensures that an individual with a disability
exerts<br>
the same amount of effort in using electronic and information technology<br>
to perform a task as compared to an individual without a disability.</i></b><br>
<br>
Is this to be interpreted that a disabled and non-disabled user should
be able to accomplish the exact same task in the exact same amount of
time? And/or that they must be able to do it with the same number of
keystrokes? A disabled user, using any type of AT, is probably always
going to be slower - there is simply an extra layer of software and/or
hardware that they have to contend with. If we consider a user with
cognitive disabilities, the effort exerted is almost by definition
going to be much higher than someone without such challenges. I'd
prefer to see:<br>
<blockquote><i>- Efficient access ensures that an individual with a
disability exerts </i><i>a reasonable amount of effort in using
electronic and information technology, factoring in the nature of a
specific disability and additional AT that may be employed,</i><i> to
perform a task as compared to an individual without a disability.</i><br>
</blockquote>
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Peter Wallack
Accessibility Program Director
Oracle Corporation</pre>
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Baker, Robert C. wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Additional Recommended changes for Comparable Access Wording
Comparable access means that individuals with disabilities have access
to and use of information and data that is timely, accurate, complete
and efficient when compared to that available to individuals without
disabilities.
- Timely access ensures that individuals with disabilities have
information and data available to them at the same time as individuals
without disabilities.
- Accurate access ensures that the information and data reflects the
intended meaning especially when converted into another form or media.
- Complete access ensures that no information or data is missing when
accessed by assistive technology or converted into another form or media
- Efficient access ensures that an individual with a disability exerts
the same amount of effort in using electronic and information technology
to perform a task as compared to an individual without a disability.
Clarifications added for complete and efficient access
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