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From: Morin, Gary (NIH/OD) [E]
Date: Jun 4, 2012 7:55AM

If anyone is aware of this event this morning with the US Federal Communications Commission, the issues for IT accessibility and persons with cognitive disabilities!

* Monday, June, 04, 2012 09:00 - 12:30 Inaugural Session: 2012-2013 M-Enabling Global Briefing Tour
* http://g3ict.org/events/schedule/event_agenda/p/eventId_310/id_agenda, http://www.g3ict.org/
* http://www.fcc.gov/live


Gary M. Morin, Program Analyst
NIH Office of the Chief Information Officer
10401 Fernwood Rd, Room 3G-17
Bethesda, MD 20892, Mail Stop: 4833

(301) 402-3924 Voice, 451-9326 TTY/NTS
(240) 380-3063 Videophone; (301) 402-4464 Fax

Section 508 coordinators: http://ocio.od.nih.gov/Accessibility/Sec508coordinators.html

NIH Section 508 Team: mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ?subject=Section 508 Help or, for Section 508 Guidance, http://www.hhs.gov/web/508/index.html

Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to.

WHAT IF THE FIRST QUESTION WE ASKED WAS, "WHAT IS SO UNIQUE ABOUT THIS SITUATION THAT IT JUSTIFIES EXCLUSION? INSTEAD OF, "HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE?"

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From: J. B-Vincent [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2012 3:14 PM
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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] reCAPTCHA





Barry: It could cause issues for both people with learning/cognitive disabiltiies and people who are not fluent in English. Some questions may also assume cultural knowledge (e.g., an urban teen might have difficulty identifying which of a group of animals "doesn't belong on a farm").

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From: Barry Hill < <EMAIL REMOVED> <mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> >>
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] reCAPTCHA
To: "'WebAIM Discussion List'" < <EMAIL REMOVED> <mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> >>
Date: Friday, June 1, 2012, 12:05 PM


I saw a conformation on one site that just asked the answer to a very simple question. I believe the question was something like, "What day comes between Wednesday and Friday".

Would this be a suitable alternative or would it perhaps cause an issue for people with learning difficulties or cognitive disabilities?

Cheers

Barry