[Websg Meetup] Meetup Digest, Vol 4, Issue 7

[divya manian]

On 3/18/07, draco <kodeiko at gmail.com> wrote:

And AJAX-based contents can still be accessible if implemented
properly. (ie: javascript built on top of already accessible web
pages) :-)


Not really, if you have content that gets generated only when clicked
through javascript - i wonder how that content can be detected by screen
readers. Unless you mean using javascript to hide or show already
existing content on the page (which
wouldnt be ajax).



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> On 3/18/07, Ronnie Liew <ronnieliew at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > As much as I would love to use flash for every development that I do,
> > I have to admit that Flash does have issues with accessibility. I am
> > not an expert with the various criteria for something to be deem
> > accessible but common application (for the disabled) like JAWS screen
> > reader will not be able to read content within Flash. In the same
> > note, AJAX-based content will probably fail too.
> >
> > My 2cents,
> > Ronnie
> >
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> > >    1. Report: An accessible talking customer comment form       for
> > >       children: A specimen accessible Flash application (Ivan Chew)
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> > > Message: 1
> > > Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 23:37:56 +0800
> > > From: "Ivan Chew" <ramblinglibrarian at gmail.com>
> > > Subject: [Websg Meetup] Report: An accessible talking customer comment
> > >         form    for children: A specimen accessible Flash application
> > > To: Meetup at websg.org
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> > > Hi all,
> > > Not sure if I've shared this here before. Anyway, it was mentioned
> > > about how Flash isn't Wed Standards Compliant. Some of you might find
> > > this report of use. I'm just looking at the report from the angle of
> > > library services to the disabled. Thought I'd get the "Web Standards"
> > > perspective from the folks here. Thanks
> > > Ivan
> > >
> > > >>>
> > > Flash is the most widely available platform for delivering interactive
> > > multimedia content on
> > > the web, and as such has huge potential for creating engaging library
> > > services that can
> > > reach children. Whilst it cannot be ignored as a powerful tool for
> > > reaching target
> > > audiences, it has attracted some criticism for not being an accessible
> > > format for disabled
> > > people.
> > >
> > > This pilot aimed to put these criticisms and Flash's accessibility
> > > features to the test, by
> > > creating a new children's web service. The aim was to demonstrate a
> > > service that would
> > > be enhanced specifically by using interactive multimedia and have a
> > > real purpose, yet that
> > > would also be accessible to disabled people using their preferred
> > > access technologies.
> > >
> > > An animated, talking customer comment form for young children was
> > > chosen. This was
> > > created and initially tested by library development staff. This was
> > > then further assessed
> > > independently with user testing by the Shaw Trust (Kennedy & Broome,
> 2006).
> > > Professional testers with a range of different disabilities used the
> > > form with their own
> > > access technologies set up with their usual personal preferences.
> > > >>>
> > >
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> draco
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