Comments on: “John hit the ball”: Should Simple Language Be Mandatory for Web Accessibility? http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2012/09/18/john-hit-the-ball-simple-language-mandatory-for-web-accessibility/ Reflections on the Web and Web 2.0 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:43:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Using Social Media to Publish/Share Ideas/Opinions Which Have Not Been Peer Reviewed « UK Web Focus http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2012/09/18/john-hit-the-ball-simple-language-mandatory-for-web-accessibility/#comment-130087 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:16:18 +0000 http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/?p=12057#comment-130087 [...] used in a peer-reviewed paper. As an example, in September 2012 I wrote a brief post which asked “John hit the ball”: Should Simple Language Be Mandatory for Web Accessibility? After the post had been published I came across a tweet from @techczech (Dominik Lukes) which [...]

]]> By: ‘Does He Take Sugar?’: The Risks of Standardising Easy-to-read Language « UK Web Focus http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2012/09/18/john-hit-the-ball-simple-language-mandatory-for-web-accessibility/#comment-129630 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:21:23 +0000 http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/?p=12057#comment-129630 [...] in September 2012 in a post entitled “John hit the ball”: Should Simple Language Be Mandatory for Web Accessibility? I described the W3C WAI’s Easy to Read activity and the online symposium on “Easy to [...]

]]> By: My Response to WAI’s Website Accessibility Conformance Evaluation Methodology 1.0 Working Draft « UK Web Focus http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2012/09/18/john-hit-the-ball-simple-language-mandatory-for-web-accessibility/#comment-127186 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 09:24:38 +0000 http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/?p=12057#comment-127186 [...] “John hit the ball”: Should Simple Language Be Mandatory for Web Accessibility? [...]

]]> By: “John hit the ball”: Should Simple Language Be Mandatory for Web Accessibility? | Digital rights | Scoop.it http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2012/09/18/john-hit-the-ball-simple-language-mandatory-for-web-accessibility/#comment-123814 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 07:43:57 +0000 http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/?p=12057#comment-123814 [...] W3C WAI “Easy to Read” (e2r) WorkThe W3C/WAI Research and Development Working Group (RDWG) is planning an online symposium on “Easy to Read” (e2r) language in Web Pages/Applications“ (e2r Web) .  [...]

]]> By: “John hit the ball”: Should Simple Language Be Mandatory for Web Accessibility? | Digital Delights | Scoop.it http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2012/09/18/john-hit-the-ball-simple-language-mandatory-for-web-accessibility/#comment-123672 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 07:35:58 +0000 http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/?p=12057#comment-123672 [...] W3C WAI “Easy to Read” (e2r) Work The W3C/WAI Research and Development Working Group (RDWG) is planning an online symposium on “Easy to Read” (e2r) language in Web Pages/App…  [...]

]]> By: Brian Kelly (UK Web Focus) http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2012/09/18/john-hit-the-ball-simple-language-mandatory-for-web-accessibility/#comment-123566 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:54:48 +0000 http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/?p=12057#comment-123566 Note Scott Wilson alerted me to Globish which is described as “a simple, pragmatic form of English codified by Jean-Paul Nerrière, a retired vice-president of IBM in the United States. It involves a vocabulary limited to 1,500 words, short sentences, basic syntax, an absence of idiomatic expressions and extensive hand gestures to get the point across.”

It could be argued that conformance with universal accessibility requirements related to the textual content of Web pages would be achieved if pages were written in Globish or it Globish alternatives for pages were provided.

Also note that the Globish Foundation have announced their intentions to “develop Globish as a world standard and is working with the International Standards Organisation (ISO/IEC JTC1 SC36) on this“.

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