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Date: | Thu, 15 May 2003 11:03:29 +0530 |
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Penny,
JavaScript on its own has nothing to do with accesibility. Accessibility
will depend on how JavaScript is used.
Pranav
At 08:44 PM 5/14/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>Hello EASI folk's,
>
>I was wondering if anyone would mind taking a look at HTTP://www.WebCT.com .
>I am trying to reconcile web site accessibility, WebCT and JavaScript. This
>page contains JavaScript and it does not have a no script section. Does
>that mean it's not accessible? I know that there are issues with some of
>the links, I can hear them with Jaws, but I can't tell visually where
>they're coming from.
>
>Our institution recently put up a login page that contained all mouseovers
>and no event handlers that allowed for keyboard access. Since I pointed
>this out they took the page down and put up a very basic page. They would
>like to know more about whether they can or cannot use JavaScript.
>
>After we struggle through all this to get the logon page accessible we still
>have the problem of instructors who are all over the place. We have no
>control over them. Myself and co-workers can teach, suggest and provide
>information, but they can pretty much do what they want in terms of their
>courses. We can not even go in their course spaces. Some of them can
>barely do html. There has to be a better way to approach this.
>
>We would like to go with templates but there are no requirements in place to
>assure that faculty will use them.
>
>The HiSoftware looks interesting but I don't see where it would work within
>WebCT.
>
>
>Thanks in advance for any assistance.
>
>Penny
>
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>Penny Gray
>Adaptive Technology Specialist
>Bucks County community college
>275 Swamp Road
>Newtown, Pennsylvania 18940
>215-968-8012
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>http://www.bucks.edu/services/disability/
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>Penny & Jesse Gray
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