[Elias] - [High] - What's the summary's goal/purpose?

[MicheleAWilliams-A11y]

This relates to issue #272 where I'm wondering what the opening summaries are supposed to do. This partly why I rated this "high" - because I think there should be consistency.

The current wording says:

Elias is an active 85-year old retiree. Over the years, Elias has been developing low vision, hand tremor, and mild short-term memory loss. He uses digital technologies to stay in touch with his family, read the news, follow his interests in architecture, and order groceries. However, inadequately designed websites and apps present barriers for Elias, and prevent him from these activities.

Are we supposed to learn more about what makes sites inaccessible? Right now it kind of reads like this person is really going down hill with that list of ailments, then we learn about his interests (which is personable at least), but we don't really get much else about how things are difficult. However, the video (and the fuller persona text below the summary) paint a more comprehensive picture that doesn't focus solely on disabilities and also points out how inaccessibility is creating barriers more than the impairments are (which I think is the tone we want).

Here's a proposed edit if the summaries are supposed to give people a preview of issues (and includes a mention of hearing loss mentioned in issue #268):

Elias is an active 85-year-old retired architect. Over the years, Elias has experienced a decrease in vision, hearing, and short-term memory and he has a slight hand tremor. He uses digital technology for all sorts of activities including staying in touch with family, reading the news and architecture articles, and ordering groceries. However, using technology can be difficult when he can't use the adjustments he needs, like when sites and apps don't allow increased text size, require clicking small areas of the page, and make him type information with each visit rather than store it.

[JayneSchurick]

Good edit.

[JayneSchurick]

@MicheleAWilliams-A11y PLEASE APPROVE

Elias is an 85-year-old retired architect. Over the years, Elias has experienced a decrease in vision, hearing, and short-term memory and he has a slight hand tremor. He uses digital technology for all sorts of activities including staying in touch with family, reading the news and architecture articles, and ordering groceries. However, using technology can be difficult when he can't use the adjustments he needs, like when sites and apps don't allow increased text size, require clicking small areas of the page, and make him type information with each visit rather than store it.