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From: LSnider
Date: Thu, Sep 16 2010 2:42PM
Subject: Different Disabilities and what terms to use?
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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
From: Shawn Henry
Date: Thu, Sep 16 2010 4:51PM
Subject: Re: Different Disabilities and what terms to use?
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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 For now you can access both the outdated version and the revision-in-progress from: http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/people-use-web.php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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Shawn Lawton Henry
W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
e-mail: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
phone: +1.617.395.7664
about: http://www.w3.org/People/Shawn/
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
>
From: LSnider
Date: Fri, Sep 17 2010 4:33PM
Subject: Re: Different Disabilities and what terms to use?
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Hi Shawn,
Thanks for that...I just realized that my email was sent, I was trying to
discard it instead! Right after I wrote that in draft, I went to WAI and saw
that...That was exactly the answer to my question so the email was
redundant. Thanks for pointing that source out, in case others hadn't seen
it.
Sorry for that message being sent accidentally.
Cheers
Lisa
On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Shawn Henry < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> 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
>
>
> -----
> Shawn Lawton Henry
> W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
> e-mail: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
> phone: +1.617.395.7664
> about: http://www.w3.org/People/Shawn/
>
>
>
>