Thought I'd share this here.  Anyone know the story behind this?  A quick
web search shows that this iPac seems to be pretty popular with libraries.

Kelly

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From: "Kelly Ford" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 9:52 PM
Subject: [webwatch] A Change For The Positive http://www.kcls.org


> Hi All,
>
> How many times have any of us went to a favorite web site only to read
that
> soon it will be new and improved.  Personally my first thought is sure but
> what will that mean for accessibility?
>
> This evening I was pleasantly surprised when I went to
> http://www.kcls.orggg, the web site for the King County Library System
here
> in Washington.
>
> The library catalog listed a new method of access called iPac and
indicated
> it was replacing a java-based version known as WebPAC.  I was never
> successful at getting WebPAC to work in any fashion with a screen reader.
>
> Thankfully the library does offer a telnet version of the catalog but it
> does not offer all the same features as the web version.
>
>
> I thought I'd give this new iPac a test and what a nice surprise.  While
it
> isn't perfect, it is very functional with several screen readers.  The
> interface uses a series of basic web pages with a relatively low amount of
> navigational clutter.  Edit boxes do not use labels but because of page
> layout the screen readers I tried (JAWS and Window-Eyes) are able to give
> indication of what to enter in most cases.
>
> Again iPac is not perfect but it is definitely a step in the right
> direction.  Perhaps those in the know with respect to what's happening in
> libraries know if this is a common trend or not.  I did notice that the
> Seattle public library at http://www.spl.org also uses iPac.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kelly
>
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