This is an unpublished draft preview that might include content that is not yet approved. The published website is at w3.org/WAI/.

Web Version Notes

Introduction

This is a draft interactive version of the latest Content Usable and Design Guide W3C note.

The contents on the left can be expanded and closed with the content on the right updating to follow the selected item. The top Level Objectives contain design Patterns which describe techniques for best practice.

Note: You will need to use a modern browser to get the interactive features as this temporary draft code needs ES6 JavaScript support. Once we are happy with the design, a suitable feature will be added to the WAI website framework - see this WAI Website issue.

See page details in plan

Adaptations for the Web Version

Some aspects of the structure and layout have been altered to work best as an interactive web resource. For example:

  • Add Overview section containing: Background, Personalisation & User Testing sections
  • Move Objective User Testing sections and ensure Patterns and stories are clearly testable themselves
  • Section numbers are not required
  • Some Objective and Pattern names altered to be short and so avoid wrapping
  • Trimmed and rearranged Pattern content to better support designers’ requirements (see User Story below)
  • Add mentions of WCAG SCs and Supplemental information
  • Add User Story to each Pattern. Note sure if ween also want them at Objective level?
  • Add links to related Patterns and WCAG 3.2.2 SCs in Quick Ref (which includes Supplemental Guidance)

A Designer’s requirements when using this resource are summarized in this User Story

"As a designer or developer I want to know what to implement with just enough background to set the context and explain why. If I need more info, for example to better understand the users or to check edge cases, I want links to the details."

See the tracking page on the wiki.

Initial Patterns

The Patterns marked with a postfix asterisk in the navigation and listed here have been addressed first. They have been selected as being relevant to the Easy Reading EU Project.

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This is an unpublished draft preview that might include content that is not yet approved. The published website is at w3.org/WAI/.