[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #50416: 5.5 About Page

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#50416: 5.5 About Page
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 Reporter:  davidbaumwald            |       Owner:  marybaum
     Type:  task (blessed)           |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  5.5
Component:  Help/About               |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-copy-review        |     Focuses:  ui, accessibility,
  needs-design-feedback              |  administration, ui-copy
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Comment (by afercia):

 @desrosj thanks for mentioning the a11y phrasing:

 > The a11y section needs a bit of refinement. The current copy suggests
 that accessibility needs only correlate with age or injury, but that's not
 necessarily true.

 Definitely. Especially the phrase "But in fact most of us will face
 accessibility challenges as we age." isn't great. While that's certainly
 true, it would be disrespectful for younger persons with accessibility
 needs. In a way, it gets even worse with the following sentence:

 "Even beforehand, we’re likely to appreciate accessibility features if we
 get injured or ill, or we become new parents."

 which, honestly, I don't fully understand. I think it's best to underline
 a couple, simpler, concepts largely shared in the accessibility community:
 - the web is designed to grant universal access to everyone
 - we're all temporarily abled

 As per the specific copy to put these concepts into words that everyone
 can understand, I'd definitely defer to the ones here with greater
 expertise in communication than me.

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