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Re: Different Disabilities and what terms to use?

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From: Shawn Henry
Date: Sep 16, 2010 4:51PM

Hi Lisa,

WAI currently uses "auditory, cognitive, neurological, physical, speech, and visual" -- eg see http://www.w3.org/standards/webdesign/accessibility

In the coming weeks we will have an update to "How People with Disabilities Use the Web". For now you can access both the outdated version and the revision-in-progress from: http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/people-use-web.php

RE: "show newbies what we can do to a web site that makes it better for everyone"

See: http://www.w3.org/WAI/bcase/Overview.html

Regards,
~Shawn


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On 9/16/2010 3:37 PM, LSnider wrote:
> It is me again!
>
> I read over all your great comments, did more reading online and had a
> question...
>
> I was trying to group different kinds of disabilities, so that I could show
> newbies what we can do to a web site that makes it better for everyone.
>
> In the past, I was aware of these:
> -Visual disabilities
> -Aural disabilities
> -Motor disabilities
> -Cognitive disabilities
>
> So would you use these kinds of phrases? Am I covering everything? Is there
> something that should be added?
>
> Thanks again!
>
> Lisa
>