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Comment LC-615
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Commenter: Lisa Seeman 3 <lisa@ubaccess.com> on behalf of Invited expert at W3C, UB access

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http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-comments-wcag20/2006May/0137.html
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-comments-wcag20/2006May/att-0137/wcagform3ch.html

Comment (including rationale for any proposed change):

The claim in http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/Overview.html learning difficulties, cognitive limitations,

However the checkpoints towards understandability even at level 3 addresses only secondary education level – in other word usable for mainstream people without these disabilities. The basic mechanism for simplifications have not been included, or use of symbols or conversion to symbols. Also left out are use for controlled languages

The result: I read a lot of complex specification. I am even writing W3C specifications, but WXAG is the only on that I can not follow though because of my disability. I can understand the concepts, but the presentation requires remembering what technique 3.1.3 was for, and then (if I forgot what 3.2.3 stood for, going back to the original guidelines finding it, hopefully not confusing it with 1..3.2 etc – why because WCAG are following there own specifications, so I, as a person with a disability, can not use their material.

to say “this document contains principles, guidelines, and success criteria that define and explain the requirements for making Web-based information and applications accessible� and to include learning difficulties, cognitive limitations is an insult to anyone with learning memory or cognitive impairments. there are many clear sets of guidelines that do that. WCAG is not one of them.

Proposed Change:

Practical proposal – state clearly that learning difficulties, cognitive limitations are not fully addressed beyond a very limited way. Then work on a extended guideline, be it optional and untestable, success criteria that does the job.
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