Change 1.4.10 to Level AA

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Dear AGWG,

There is one thing you that would make a big difference for people with low
vision. Change Reflow 1.4.10 from AA to A. This can be done with WCAG 2.2,
we don't have to wait for Silver.

There are two good reasons to do this. It is vitally important for almost
everyone with low vision. It is as important to low as text-to-speech is to
blindness. The second reason is that the overwhelming majority of sightes
nearly meet 1.4.10. So, no cutting edge technology is required. It is dead
simple to make a case that works at 320 by 768.

The main reason AG got this wrong in the first place is that the Low Vision
support communnity grossly underestimated the print size needed to read
with low vision. The simple fact is that the print size needed to read is
almost a linear function 1/(visual acuity). If your vision is 20/80 you
need print that is 4 times as big. We already worked out how to make 400%
into 1000% by varying viewing distance.

The second reason everyone got this wrong is reflow itself. Almost nobody,
including me, realized that horizontal scrolling takes as much work as it
does. I was probably the most startled by my own discovery.

I suppose we didn=E2=80=99t make it Level A because we didn=E2=80=99t think=
 it could be met
so easily. It can.

Moving it to level A would be to give it the status it needs.

Best, Wayne

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D""><font size=3D"4" s=
tyle=3D"" face=3D"verdana, sans-serif">Dear AGWG,</font></div><div class=3D=
"gmail_default" style=3D""><span id=3D"gmail-docs-internal-guid-f1956df0-7f=
ff-4841-f2f3-ef674673fc27"><font size=3D"4" face=3D"verdana, sans-serif"><p=
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gin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0=
);white-space:pre-wrap">There is one thing you that would make a big differ=
ence for people with low vision. Change Reflow 1.4.10 from AA to A. This ca=
n be done with WCAG 2.2, we don&#39;t have to wait for Silver.</span><br></=
p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.56;margin-left:18pt;margin-top:12pt=
;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transp=
arent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-a=
lign:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">There are two good reasons to do this. =
It is vitally important for almost everyone with low vision. It is as impor=
tant to low as text-to-speech is to blindness. The second reason is that th=
e overwhelming majority of sightes nearly meet 1.4.10. So, no cutting edge =
technology is required. It is dead simple to make a case that works at 320 =
by 768.</span></p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.56;margin-left:18pt=
;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);backgro=
und-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:n=
ormal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The main reason AG got =
this wrong in the first place is that the Low Vision support communnity gro=
ssly underestimated the print size needed to read with low vision. The simp=
le fact is that the print size needed to read is almost a linear function 1=
/(visual acuity). If your vision is 20/80 you need print that is 4 times as=
 big. We already worked out how to make 400% into 1000% by varying viewing =
distance.</span></p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.56;margin-left:18=
pt;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);backg=
round-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian=
:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The second reason eve=
ryone got this wrong is reflow itself. Almost nobody, including me, realize=
d that horizontal scrolling takes as much work as it does. I was probably t=
he most startled by my own discovery.</span></p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"lin=
e-height:1.56;margin-left:18pt;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span sty=
le=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:no=
rmal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre=
-wrap">I suppose we didn=E2=80=99t make it Level A because we didn=E2=80=99=
t think it could be met so easily. It can.=C2=A0</span></p><p dir=3D"ltr" s=
tyle=3D"line-height:1.56;margin-left:18pt;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt=
"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant=
-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;whit=
e-space:pre-wrap">Moving it to level A would be to give it the status it ne=
eds.=C2=A0</span></p><br></font></span></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" s=
tyle=3D""><font size=3D"4" style=3D"" face=3D"verdana, sans-serif">Best, Wa=
yne</font></div></div>

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