Changes to 3.1.3 Unusual Words understanding

understanding/20/unusual-words.html

@@ -21,50 +21,39 @@ <h2>In brief</h2>
    <section id="intent">
       <h2>Intent of Unusual Words</h2>
 
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       <p>Certain disabilities make it difficult to understand nonliteral word usage and specialized
          words or usage. Certain disabilities make it difficult to understand figurative language
-         or specialized usage. Providing such mechanisms is vital for these audiences. Specialized
-         information intended for non-specialist readers is encouraged to satisfy this Success
-         Criterion, even when claiming only Single-A or Double-A conformance. 
-
-
-      </p>
-
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+         or specialized usage. Providing mechanisms that help clarify these situations is vital for
+         these audiences.</p>
+      <p class="note">In accordance with the example provided in the definition for <q><a>used in an unusual or restricted way</a></q>,
+      authors <em>can</em> assume that users will use context as a way to disambiguate words that may
+      otherwise be ambiguous. Similarly, authors can take into account the intended target audience
+      of a web page when evaluating whether or not particular words are used in an unusual or restricted way
+      that may not be clear to this audience. Authors are encouraged to satisfy this Success Criterion for
+      specialized information intended for non-specialist readers, even when claiming only Single-A or Double-A conformance.</p>
+      <p class="note">This criterion does not exempt words that <em>may be confusing to everybody</em> – such as neologisms
+         or made-up/invented words.</p>
    </section>
    <section id="benefits">
       <h2>Benefits of Unusual Words</h2>
 
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-      <p>This success criterion may help people with cognitive, language and learning disabilities
-         who:
-      </p>
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+      <p>This success criterion may help people with cognitive, language and learning disabilities who:</p>
+
       <ul>
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          <li>have difficulty decoding words</li>
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          <li>have difficulty understanding words and phrases</li>
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-         <li>have difficulty using context to aid understanding</li>
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       </ul>
 
       <p>It would also help people with visual disabilities who:</p>
 
       <ul>
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-         <li>lose context when zoomed-in with a screen magnifier</li>
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+         <li>lose visual context when zoomed-in with a screen magnifier</li>
       </ul>
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    </section>
 
    <section id="examples">
       <h2>Examples of Unusual Words</h2>
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       <dl>
          <dt>Text that includes a definition for a word used in an unusual way</dt>
          <dd>Organize the list or "cascade" of dictionaries and other resources so that the definition
@@ -79,43 +68,32 @@ <h2>Examples of Unusual Words</h2>
          <dt>The specific definition of a word is provided at the bottom of the page</dt>
          <dd>The internal link from the word to the corresponding definition is also provided within the page.</dd>
       </dl>
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    </section>
 
    <section id="resources">
       <h2>Resources for Unusual Words</h2>
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       <div class="note">
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          <p>The inclusion of a product or vendor name in the list below does not constitute an
             endorsement by the Accessibility Guidelines Working Group or the Web Accessibility
             Initiative of the World Wide Web Consortium. This list is provided simply for convenience
-            and to give users an idea of what resources may be available
-         </p>
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+            and to give users an idea of what resources may be available.</p>
       </div>
 
       <ul>
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          <li>Free bilingual dictionaries for a number of languages are available from the 
             <a href="http://www.freedict.org/">Freedict.org website</a>. The dictionaries are of uneven quality and size as noted on the site. Retrieved
             9 April 2005.
          </li>
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          <li> 
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             <a href="http://www.stars21.com/index.html?lang=en&amp;pname=african">The WorldStar Free Dictionaries, Translators and Search Engines</a> site provides access to free on-line dictionaries and search engines in many languages.
             Retrieved 18 November 2005.
          </li>
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          <li>More dictionaries are at 
             <a href="http://www.yourdictionary.com">your dictionary</a>, 
             <a href="http://www.freelang.com">freelang.com</a> (in English, Spanish and French!) and many other places.
          </li>
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       </ul>
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    </section>
 
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