Charles, Although I would suggest that accessibility guidelines have in practice had a tendency to emphasise visual impairment at the expense of consideration of cognitive and motor impairments, WCAG does still remain the best starting point.
William's advice on content is really sensible - what I'd add to this is that how the design supports the content really matters in this context too. There are a few resources around on Easy Read content that are worth getting familiar with, and in particular the use of simple iconography or photography to help illustrate concepts discussed in the content, and the importance of front-loading content (although that's sound advice regardless of ability). Here's a couple of UK-related links that are decent starting points on Easy Read: http://www.officefordisability.gov.uk/iod/background/background0604.php http://www.photosymbols.co.uk/easyread1.htm Ultimately though, allowing for significantly more time than you might typically do for usability testing, and talking direct to your target audience as much as possible is probably the most important thing you can do here. Hope that helps Andrew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=47735 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
