Beyond Text: WAI-Adapt AAC Symbol Specification, for Visual Markup

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The background and a demonstration of the WAI-Adapt Symbols Module, the inaugural segment of the broader WAI-Adapt technical specification. This module offers markup for symbols based on underlying semantics such as "food" or "help." Users can enjoy personalized web content, with symbols rendered in their own preferred visual language. This is the first semantics codified for such symbols, allowing for the diversity in symbol choices across different institutions, regions, and cultures. A notable application is in video chapter headings, facilitating at-a-glance access. The result will likely benefit people of all types of abilities, including people with cognitive disabilities, AAC symbol users and a general audience alike, as the symbols enhance readability.

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Background of the specification, a demonstration and discussion.

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