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Re: FYI and an accessibility question
From:
Audrey Gorman <[log in to unmask]>
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Library Access -- http://www.rit.edu/~easi
Date:
Wed, 31 Jan 2001 08:34:14 -0600
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Thanks!  There's another piece of the puzzle!

>>> [log in to unmask] 01/31/01 07:55AM >>>
Hi,

One of the big issues surrounding chats is the accessibility of the
software itself.  A lot of it doesn't work well with screen readers,
especially that which is found on the web which is often done in Java or
some other plugin.



At 06:17 PM 1/30/01 -0600, you wrote:
>FYI:
>The final report of the Electronic Meeting Participation Task Force (EMPTF)
>has been uploaded to ALA webspace, at:
>
>http://www.ala.org/alaorg/council/index.html 
>
>It is available in HTML and PDF.
>
>Question:
>What, if any, are the accessibility issues surrounding the use of chats?
>
>Thanks for any responses!
>Audrey

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