yes everything from 24751 is in the CT Registry already.  Plus more from the 
Cloud4all implementations



Gregg
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Gregg Vanderheiden Ph.D.
Director Trace R&D Center
Professor Industrial & Systems Engineering
and Biomedical Engineering University of Wisconsin-Madison
Technical Director - Cloud4all Project - http://Cloud4all.info
Co-Director, Raising the Floor - International - http://Raisingthefloor.org
and the Global Public Inclusive Infrastructure Project -  http://GPII.net

On Mar 5, 2013, at 9:00 AM, Madeleine Rothberg <[email protected]> 
wrote:

> Preferences for many assistive technology features were included in the ISO 
> 24751 standard and the IMS Access for All v2 derived from it. Are we going to 
> include those preferences in this work? I suspect that some of what Shari was 
> missing is there. There are also some new issues she's uncovered that are 
> important and should be fed back for future drafts of the standards.
> 
> -Madeleine
> 
> From: Jonathan Hung <[email protected]>
> Date: Monday, March 4, 2013 2:55 PM
> To: Shari Trewin <[email protected]>
> Cc: "[email protected]" 
> <[email protected]>, Fluid Work <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [GlobalPreferences] First attempt at PGA preferences 
> categorization
> 
>> 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
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 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
>>> 
>>> 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.
>>> 
>>> --
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>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> JONATHAN HUNG
>> 
>> INCLUSIVE DESIGNER, IDRC
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