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From: Jasionowski, Tony
Date: Wed, Oct 10 2007 10:25 AM
Subject: Access Control Usability

Larry,
I look forward to discussing access control usability today, since I
also like and agree with Dave Singer's proposal below. I do not feel it
is our role or responsibility to mandate such specific product design
requirements such as this, since this will limit future innovation.
Thanks.
Tony

Tony Jasionowski
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Subject: Re: [teitac-video] Tomorrow's conf call


> Dave's suggestion regarding a more generic, but strong, requirement
for
> the
> accessibility and usability of access controls bears serious
> consideration.
> Let's do so at today's conference call.
>
> ... Larry ...
>
>
> Dave Singer wrote:
>
>> At 15:31 -0400 9/10/07, Larry Goldberg wrote:
>>>
>>> We will discuss today's Plenary meeting/conference call, suggested
>>> changes
>>> to the enclosed draft, and hopefully come to a conclusion regarding
the
>>> "caption button"/"top-level menu" proposal.
>>
>> As worded, I really don't think I can -- or we should -- agree to
>> these, unless they are restricted to 'classical analog television'.
>> They are both making into mandates a question of the design of the
>> system.
>>
>> The furthest we should go in this direction is a recommendation. We
>> simply do not know how to design these products, and inserting a
>> design mandate may well have a counter-productive effect:
>> manufacturers who were willing to meet the spirit of the regulations,
>> and provide accessible equipment, may well not wish to meet the
>> letter of such a design mandate, and consequently (since they would
>> no longer be able to claim compliance) do nothing.
>>
>> I am also wondering why the people needing captions need to have this
>> explicit access method, but those (for example) needing audio
>> description of video are left without even a guideline as to how it
>> should be enabled?
>>
>> Finally, what happens to option (2) when the menus on a system are
>> enabled some other way than pressing a menu button on a remote?
>>
>> So, trying again, I'd like to *broaden* the scope of the *mandate*
>> while leaving product design only recommended:
>>
>> * * * * *
>>
>> For all accessibility options, including but not limited to Captions,
>> and Audio Description of Video [or whatever the term we settled on
>> is], the enabling and disabling of that accessibility option must
>> also be readily accessible to those desiring it, meaning that the
>> control must both be easy to find, and easily used by someone needing
>> it.
>>
>> For captions, recommended approaches include:
>> 1. A caption on/off button on the TV remote control;
>> 2. Caption control(s) on the first menu that appears when on-screen
>> menus are displayed;
>
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> - Larry
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