Thread Subject: Re: Proposal for a new User Preference Settings(Non-Visual)

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From: David Poehlman
Date: Wed, Jul 25 2007 4:40 PM

First, I think "preferences" is the rong way round. We are not building an
as you like it as I understand it.

Second, Writing the standards to meet the goal of accessabiloity will gain
any requirements for people not using a screen.

Third, The more specialized we get, the less possible it is to blend needs
toward providing for multiple disabilities.

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From: "Katie Haritos-Shea" < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
To: "TEITAC Web/Software Subcommittee" < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 3:59 PM
Subject: [teitac-websoftware] Proposal for a new User Preference
Settings(Non-Visual)


My action item was to produce a Proposal for a new User Preference Settings
(Non-Visual) provision that is seperate from Visual Display setting as 3.2 C
User Preferences is currently placed under

Software & General Behavior Provisions
If the Product has Visual Output or Display
3.2 C User Preferences.

This new proposed provision, discussed at the July 25 TEITAC Web/Software
telecon, is meant/designed to cover [future] tactile, olfactory, cognitive,
speech and aural settings (including user rendering and speech output), and
possibly other sensory modality user-set preferences.

Please speak up if you can think of other sensory modalities that could
have relevance to E&IT. Think - scratch and sniff. Would that, scratch and
sniff, have made sense (ha-ha) to anyone years ago? We need to be thinking
this way. What if a program or an eZine forced an aroma upon you (as in a
magazine perfume ad)?

I think there are at least two issue that must be covered, stopping and
controlling non-visual interactions. With that said, I realize that this
proposal is very broad.


Provision Proposal:

Name: User Preferences (Non-Visual)

Provision Text: If an application uses a mode of interaction other than
visual (aural, taste, olfactory, tactile), that can affect human sensory
functions, settings shall be provided that allow the user to stop and
control those functions, or, provides a mode that utilizes the platform user
settings for control of those functions.


3.2 C User Preferences would be renamed to 3.2 C User Preferences (Visual).

I realize that this may seem way-out-there, but considering the rapidly
advancing state of voice and other biometric identifier technologies (due to
security concerns and therefore have available R&D funding), the possibility
that other sensory modalities will be utilized to "grab" the attention of
consumers is a very real.


Reference:
Taste and Smell Disorders: http://www.anosmiafoundation.org/smell.shtml


Katie Haritos-Shea

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Katie Haritos-Shea
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