Thread Subject: Interaction - proposed wording to address cognitive impairment challenges

From: Walser, Kate
Date: Mon, Jun 25 2007 9:20 AM

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All,



Whitney and I drafted wording to address issues that impact all people
with disabilities, especially those with cognitive impairment. Here's
one related to interaction. Not sure where it should go - maybe Web /
Software or General. Please take a look and pose comments. Whitney will
send an additional one shortly.





X.X - Interaction



Applications should follow best practices for designing interaction
paradigms that are accessible for people with disabilities including:

1. Provide a means to undo actions, such as by resetting the form to the
original information

2. Provide a way to move backwards one step in a process to fix mistakes
or check answers

3. Provide a way to cancel actions before submitting



Discussion:

Well-designed interaction enables people to reverse and reset actions in
case they have made a mistake or are unable to complete a transaction at
the time. It also provides a way for people to explore an interaction
without the threat of modifying their data unintentionally. This is
particularly helpful for all users, especially in cases where they have
triggered an action unintentionally or realize they've made a mistake
after they've taken the action.





Thanks, and best regards,

Kate





Kate Walser

Director, Usability Center of Excellence

SRA International, Inc.

4300 Fair Lakes Court

Fairfax, VA 22033

(703) 502-1170

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