Ryan, +1 I'm pretty sure that what Ryan is asking for here is not a rehash or critique of guidelines, but a plan to collect the good parts of existing one and supplement them where needed to create a single coherent non-conflicting set of guidelines we can all point to, discuss, evolve and seek to conform to.
Perhaps more direct questions will get more direct answers. - Who is going to lead this work? - Who is going to commit to actively participate? - Where will this work be done? - When will this work be done? - Trevor On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 12:50 PM, Quiddity <[email protected]> wrote: > Regarding vision, I found 2 great "impairment simulators", and have added > them to the Accessibility_guide_for_developers page.[1][2] > > One other thing to emphasize, beyond typography: > * Tiny clickable-targets are discouraged * > For some users, they are both > * hard to see, > * and hard to position a mouse-pointer over (think carpal > tunnel/arthritis, or just someone using those laptop "nub pointers"[3]) > This most recently came up in regards to the tiny [x] close-icon on a > centralnoticebanner. (it was fixed) > > HTH. > Quiddity > > > [1] http://www.inclusivedesigntoolkit.com/betterdesign2/simsoftware/ > simsoftware.html > [2] http://www.cnib.ca/en/your-eyes/eye-conditions/eye- > connect/Pages/EyeSimulator.aspx > [3] https://xkcd.com/243/ > > > > On 14-02-20 11:05 AM, Ryan Kaldari wrote: > >> In the old days (2011), the WMF had design guidelines that discussed >> accessibility issues such as appropriate font sizes, use of colors, and >> text contrast. These guidelines were later replaced with the Agora >> guidelines (https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Design) >> which specify only that "We must enable access for users with >> impairments." >> >> Accessibility is central to our mission as an organization and very >> important to our community. In fact the en.wiki community has enacted >> their own comprehensive accessibility guidelines for content: >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Accessibility >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Accessibility_dos_and_don'ts >> >> Mediawiki developers also have a set of published accessibility >> guidelines: >> https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Accessibility_guide_for_developers >> >> The issue of accessibility in MediaWiki UX design has been raised >> numerous times in the recent past, most commonly in regard to font sizes >> and colors. I'm personally aware of it coming up at least 5 times in the >> past year (Typography Refresh, Flow, Echo, Mobile, NavPopups). Rather >> than rehashing the same discussions each time, I would encourage the >> design team to come up with a new set of accessibility guidelines that >> everyone can refer to and agree on. I would encourage stealing ideas >> from the en.wiki guidelines and the WCAG guidelines >> (http://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/). I would also suggest that >> the design team invest in a pair of scratched-up coke-bottle glasses >> that each design mock-up can be tested with :) >> >> Ryan Kaldari >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Design mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/design >
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