Thread Subject: Re: Comparable Access Definition

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From: Gregg Vanderheiden
Date: Sun, Jun 10 2007 10:10 PM

Thanks



In our other standards work we found that we needed to define any words in
definition that were not meant to be used in the standard way that words
were defined and used in general practice. If we need to explain them
somewhere they would need to be in definition section. (Has to do with
normative and informative info. Definitions are normative and if the term
needs defining then it needs defining completely in normative section).
These would seem to be pretty specific and should therefore be in the
definition. Something like:





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 where:

- timely access means that individuals with disabilities have
information and data available to them at the same time as individuals
without disabilities, but that does not preclude captions that are a
millisecond or two delayed or other reasonable differences in timing;

- accurate means that the information and data reflects the
intended meaning especially when converted into another form or media;

- complete means that no critical information or data is missing
when accessed by assistive technology or converted into another form or
media; and

- efficient means that an individual with a disability exerts a
reasonably similar or comparable amount of effort (given the capacity of
current assistive technology) in using electronic and information technology
as compared to an individual without a disability.



(this is just the definition form your email below - reformatted)



Otherwise I'm afraid the definition would generate more questions and debate
than the original term. Look how long it took for the group to work out a
meaning for them. I wouldn't lose that.






Gregg
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Gregg C Vanderheiden Ph.D.






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[mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ] On Behalf Of Diane Golden
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2007 9:30 PM
To: TEITAC Subpart A Subcommittee
Subject: Re: [teitac-subparta] Comparable Access Definition

I was thinking something along the lines of report language that goes along
with legislation, but anything that could talk more indepth would work like
comments along with the rules. Just thought that might be a better
alternative than trying to put all this explanation into the definition
itself.



Diane

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From: Gregg Vanderheiden < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
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Sent: Friday, June 8, 2007 11:41:42 PM
Subject: RE: [teitac-subparta] Comparable Access Definition

Interesting.

What is "technical/explanatory information"?
Where does it go?
Preamble?

Gregg
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Gregg C Vanderheiden Ph.D.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
> [mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ] On Behalf Of
> Diane Golden
> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 5:32 PM
> To: TEITAC SubPart A listserv (E-mail)
> Subject: [teitac-subparta] Comparable Access Definition
>
> How about using just the first sentence as the new defintion
> of comparable access and moving the rest of the discussion to
> technical/explanatory information. So the definition would read:
>
> 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.
>
> And then there would be explanatory information that could
> read something like the following with much more expansive
> examples -- Timely access means that individuals with
> disabilities have information and data available to them at
> the same time as individuals without disabilities, but that
> does not preclude captions that are a millisecond or two
> delayed or other reasonable differences in timing. Accurate
> means that the information and data reflects the intended
> meaning especially when converted into another form or media.
> Complete means that no critical information or data is
> missing when accessed by assistive technology or converted
> into another form or media. Efficient means that an
> individual with a disability exerts a reasonably similar or
> comparable amount of effort (given the capacity of current
> assistive technology) in using electronic and information
> technology as compared to an individual without a disability.
>
> Is this approach an option?
>
> Diane Golden
> NASCIO
>
>

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