Personas in WCAG 2 Videos

Martine (She)

Martine from How People with Disabilities Use the Web.

• 62 years old
• Hard of hearing
• Since birth
• Can hear some sounds
• Wears hearing aid
• Uses captions

Featured videos: SC 1.2.2

Gopal (He)

Gopal from Making Content Usable

• Older male
• Mild dimentia
• Difficulty remembering certain things right away
• Uses post-it notes

Featured videos: SC 2.2.5

Manti (She)

No related WAI persona identified.

• Young female
• Vestibular disorder
• Photosensitivety
• Migranes from flashing/flickering content
• Nauseous and dizzy from certain types of animations

Featured videos: SC 2.3.1, SC 2.3.2, SC 2.3.3

Alex (He)

Alex from How People with Disabilities Use the Web.

• Working as reporter since 20 years
• Repetitive strain injury
• Painful to use a mouse and to type for extended periods of time
• Uses an ergonomic keyboard
• Uses Tab-key to navigate
• Uses speech recognition

Featured videos: SC 2.1.4, SC 2.4.7

Ilya (She)

Ilya from How People with Disabilities Use the Web.

• Senior accountant
• Blind
• Does not use Braille
• Uses screen reader
• Uses mobile phone

Featured videos: SC 1.3.1

Preety (She)

Preety from How People with Disabilities Use the Web.

• Middle school student
• Attention defecit hyperactivity disorder
• Dyslexia
• Dyscalculia (added here; not mentioned in How People with Disabilities Use the Web)
• Substantial difficulty reading
• Uses text-to-speech with text highlight

Featured videos: SC 1.3.2, SC 1.3.5

Kaseem (She)

Kaseem from How People with Disabilities Use the Web.

• Teenager
• Deaf and (legally) blind
• Uses screen magnification
• Uses screen reader
• Uses portable Braille notetaker
• Uses Braille
• Does not use sign-language
• Uses large computer screen
• Uses high contrast (luminosity/brightness)
• Uses mobile phone
• Uses indoor navigation

Featured videos: SC 1.3.3

Jan (He)

No related WAI persona identified.

• Cerebral palsy
• Uses tablet mounted on wheelchair
• Uses power chair
• Has personal assistant

Featured videos: SC 1.3.4

Niando (She)

No related WAI persona identified.

• Muscular Dystrophy
• Uses sip-and-puff system
• Uses speech recognition

Featured videos: SC 2.1.1, SC 2.1.3

Brami (He)

No related WAI persona identified.

• Quadriplegic
• Uses mouth stick to type

Featured videos: SC 2.1.2

Xeena (He)

No related WAI persona identified.

• School age
• Language processing disability
• Uses Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) symbols

Featured videos: SC 1.3.6