Alan,

       This touches on one of the common complaints of accessibility in
general:  is it enough to be accessible to *some* set of tools,  or
should you be accessible to a reasonable range to tools.
       For example, suppose that I design a website which is tailored to
the needs of a blind person who uses JAWS.  And suppose that some of the
features that I design for conflict with Window-Eyes. Is my site
accessible?
       It is accessible to my design audience, but not to the larger
population who may use other accessibility tools.

       With that in mind, I'd try to use accessibility standards rather
than any specific hardware or software tools. For example,  if a web
site meets all A and AA priorities of the W3C guidelines for web
content,  it should be considered accessible,  even if it doesn't work
with *all* tools for accessibility.

       Denis Anson, MS, OTR
       Computer Access Specialist
       College Misericordia
       301 Lake St.
       Dallas, PA 18612
       email: [log in to unmask]
       Phone: 570-674-6413


       > -----Original Message-----
       > From: * EASI: Equal Access to Software & Information
       > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Alan Cantor
       > Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 1:50 PM
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       > Subject: Web accessibility testing laboratory
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       > Hello EASI Colleagues,
       >
       > If you were setting up a web testing accessibility laboratory,
what
       > hardware and software would you get?
       >
       > Alan
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       > Alan Cantor
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       > Strategic e-Government Implementation
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