----- Original Message -----
From: "Lauke PH" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "wai-ig list" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 10:19 AM
Subject: RE: Web site accessibility
Maybe an oversimplification, but the way I have always looked at it is: any
Javascript that abides to the DOM is ok, as long as your site is still
usable if Javascript is disabled, and it doesn't suddenly change the user's
focus. For instance, a script that generates a navigation menu is not
compliant, unless there is a good NOSCRIPT alternative. Scripts that effect
a change on another part of the page (e.g. an onmouse/onfocus script that
changes the visibility of a layer, a news scroller, or adds some descriptive
text to the infamous status bar) are not accessible either, as far as I can
tell. Last, but not least, the spawining of new windows, timed redirects,
etc are also inaccessible.
Another important aspect would be how these scripts are triggered. As they
should be device independent, you should not have things like onmouseover
(or, if you do, provide an identical onfocus behaviour).
As I said, maybe I'm oversimplifying the issue. If that's the case, I
apologise in advance...
Patrick
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Patrick H. Lauke
WWW Editor
External Relations Division
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University of Salford
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www.salford.ac.uk
A GREATER MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY
-----Original Message-----
From: David Poehlman [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 25 March 2003 14:52
To: wai-ig list
Subject: Fw: Web site accessibility
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephanie Hagopian" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 9:37 AM
Subject: Web site accessibility
I work for a University and we are trying to update all our web sites so
that they have full accessibility. Does anyone know of any good
libraries online that explicitly and clearly list what Javascript is
fully compliant with accessibility web standards and what script is not
suitable? Any URLs you can point me to would be vastly appreciated!
Thanks
Stephanie Hagopian
IT Security Analyst
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
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