Fluid UX Walkthrough protocol - reorganized, looking for feedback.

Paul Zablosky Paul.Zablosky at ubc.ca
Sat Feb 28 19:02:44 UTC 2009


Good point Colin.  I think we can express the distinction in the 
handbook in a way that clarifies the use of the different techniques and 
puts them in the proper perspective. 

Thanks,
Ppaul

Colin Clark wrote:
> Hey,
>
> On 27-Feb-09, at 2:53 PM, Allison Bloodworth wrote:
>
>> ... As the Fluid UX Walkthroughs also include an HTML code review 
>> (for accessibility), we could consider making that its own page as 
>> well. There may be versions of these pages as children under: 
>> http://wiki.fluidproject.org/display/fluid/UX+Walkthrough+Protocols+and+Checklists, 
>> but I think they would need some updating--it appears they may just 
>> be the parts of the parent page.
>
> One minor clarification: there are actually two different types of 
> accessibility walkthroughs. The simple protocol is designed for 
> non-techies and is intended to be done during the flow of a UX 
> Walkthrough. No code review required.
>
> The comprehensive protocol requires an under-the-covers review of 
> markup and the use of assistive technologies and other tools to 
> verify. Not necessarily intended for all users, but very detailed.
>
> We'll probably want to distinguish between the two and how they should 
> be used. Since we don't want accessibility walkthroughs to be 
> forgotten, we may want to highlight the simple protocol and suggest 
> that they be done as part of the wholistic walkthrough process.
>
> Colin
>
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> Colin Clark
> Technical Lead, Fluid Project
> Adaptive Technology Resource Centre, University of Toronto
> http://fluidproject.org
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