Hi Shari, Thank you so much for those additions and great suggestions!
I agree that it's important that there is an appropriate level granularity for a given preference - with that in mind, I've reformatted the document to better communicate this. For example, under "Size" you can see that a size can be specified for transcripts, captions, and text independently. In the process of reformatting, a few of your comments appear to be duplicated. Can you check to see that your comments are intact and delete the comments that are no longer needed? Thanks! - Jon. On Sat, Mar 2, 2013 at 11:28 AM, Shari Trewin <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Jon, > > This is a great list. I have gone through the preferences we found to be > useful in our WebAdapt2Me/accessibilityWorks projects and added some items > to the document. Feel free to move them around if they are in the wrong > place, or are already listed elsewhere. > > Under 'Text content' I added: letter spacing, word spacing, and line > spacing. I see there is a general item for 'content spacing' under > 'layout', but these specific settings seemed to me to fit under text, and > need to be adjusted independently. In our research, these options improved > readability for older users, children with dyslexia and people with low > vision. > > Under 'Interaction' I added 'Cursor Size'. In accessibilityWorks we > provided an option for a very large cursor size. Much larger than those > the operating systems offer. This was a very popular feature that made a > huge difference for many of the users I met. I think it is an important > preference. Our cursor were also very brightly colored - would that come > under 'Cursor Highlight'? People could choose from different cursor > colors, to make the cursor more visible to them. > > One of the most popular features in accessibilityWorks was the ability to > point to text and hear it read aloud (different to pure audio interaction). > Looking at the current list, I wasn't sure whether that is covered. I > would be inclined to list it as 'Point to speak' under 'Interaction', if it > is not covered elsewhere. > > What about preferences relating to standard input devices? Mouse gain, > key repeat delay and rate, sticky keys, acceptance delay, etc? > If I need a long key repeat delay, and I go to a public computer in a > library and swipe my Id card (or whatever I do to activate my preferences), > I need those settings to be activated for me too, even though they are not > related to the specific content I want to access. These options are > potentially relevant to touch screen interactions too, where debounce and > accidental activation have also been observed. > > What about support for scanning? Wouldn't it be great if switch users > could directly scan through content elements and interact with them instead > of having to generate 'tab' key presses on an onscreen keyboard? If > preference profiles included information about input methods (number of > switches and their mapping, scan rate), this opens the door to innovative > approaches for switch users. > > I have suggested some possible input-related preferences at the end of the > document. These relate to typical keyboard preferences but are > generalized. I also added in some items that we needed in our 3D virtual > world project (PowerUp). > > I also suggested some aids - magnified text, and a reading aid that hides > content other then the current word/line being read. This last was > strongly requested by the teachers at a school for children with severe > dyslexia. > > My additions and comments are labelled 'HCI Research' - I wasn't logged in > with my usual username at the time. > > Shari Trewin > Usability and Accessibility Research > IBM T.J. Watson Research Center > P.O. Box 218, Yorktown, NY 10598 > > > [image: Inactive hide details for Jonathan Hung ---02/26/2013 10:47:40 > PM---Hi everyone, To follow-up on Tona's message earlier titled]Jonathan > Hung ---02/26/2013 10:47:40 PM---Hi everyone, To follow-up on Tona's > message earlier titled "PGA: wireframing first ideas", I have attempted to > create the first > > > *Jonathan Hung <[email protected]>* > Sent by: [email protected] > > 02/26/2013 10:47 PM > > > To > > > [email protected], Fluid Work < > [email protected]> > > > cc > > > Subject > > > [GlobalPreferences] First attempt at PGA preferences categorization > > > Hi everyone, > > To follow-up on Tona's message earlier titled "PGA: wireframing first > ideas", I have attempted to create the first enumeration of possible > preferences for the PGA system. These preferences are based on design > brainstorming (use cases and mind mapping), existing features of FLOE UI > Options, and the "Cognitive Disability Matrix and Adaptations to Learn" > document in the shared PGA google drive. > > The PGA Preferences Categorization can be found here: > * > https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhzmBMhbP3nGdERsZFI5TU83U3Z5OGh5R3V6dHFZRkE&usp=sharing > *<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhzmBMhbP3nGdERsZFI5TU83U3Z5OGh5R3V6dHFZRkE&usp=sharing> > > I would love to hear input from the community concerning this list. The > document is editable so please edit and revise as needed. Also this > document is currently hosted in my personal google space but perhaps this > should be moved into the shared google drive? > > Thanks! > > - Jon. > > -- > > *JONATHAN HUNG* > INCLUSIVE DESIGNER, IDRC > > *T:* 416 977 6000 x3951 > *F:* 416 977 9844 > *E:* *[email protected]* <[email protected]> > > *OCAD UNIVERSITY* > Inclusive Design Research Centre > 205 Richmond Street W, Toronto, ON, M5V 1V3 > > *www.ocadu.ca* <http://www.ocadu.ca/> > *www.idrc.ocad.ca* <http://www.idrc.ocad.ca/> > _______________________________________________ > GlobalPreferences mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.idrc.ocad.ca/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/globalpreferences > > -- *JONATHAN HUNG* INCLUSIVE DESIGNER, IDRC**** ** ** *T:* 416 977 6000 x3951**** *F:* 416 977 9844**** *E:* [email protected]**** ** ** *OCAD UNIVERSITY***** Inclusive Design Research Centre**** 205 Richmond Street W, Toronto, ON, M5V 1V3**** ** ** www.ocadu.ca**** www.idrc.ocad.ca
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