Hi.
It's also frustrating to me as a person without sight when websites are only
partially accessible, and part of the site is not read by my speech
software, or the software reads parts of two different columns or sections
of the site together, which can be extremely confusing.
I was trying to search a website for a course on writing magazine articles,
and had dificulty locating and filling out the search form. Then when the
results came back, they were difficult to decipher, because items did not
seem to be separated, one per line of text. I wasn't sure if I was reading
part of a previous item, or a new item. It was very frustrating over time,
and after I looked at 40 items on writing or containing the word writing, I
gave it up.
- Jackie McCraw
-----Original Message-----
From: Prof Norm Coombs [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 4:56 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: A query arising out of the recent discussion of
webopacs/etc
Check out EASI's web page for info on distance learning re the questions
below. I recommend the California guidelines. But this doesn't touch on
the software makers as such. U. Toronto has a study comparing DL products.
Also the National Center on Accessible Media is submitting a grant
proposal which includes several software companies to address this issue
over the next 4 years.
A college must carefully and persistently talk to software vendors on this
topic. If the school gets sued, it is the school that is stuck holding the
bag and not the manufacturer.
Norman Coombs
At 08:47 AM 6/6/00 -0300, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
> The recent discussion regarding web based accessibility has, so
>far I believe, addressed the relatively slow moving targets of library
>products (OPAC's, database interfaces).
>
> We are experiencing a fast fast growth in web based instruction
>both by our faculties, and by the library. With the growth in distance
>education, web based instruction is also growing by leaps and bounds. But
>the development of these products is more dispersed than library products.
>
> Any experience, comments, advice?
>
>
> Patrick Ellis
>
>
>
>___________________________________________________________________________
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>
>Patrick Ellis
>W.K.Kellogg Health Sciences Library
>Dalhousie University
>Halifax, Nova Scotia
>B3H 4H7
>
>(p): 902-494-1669
>(f): 902-494-3750
>___________________________________________________________________________
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>
>Barrier-free Web Design Online Workshop
>Workshop starts June 7, 2000
>http://www.rit.edu/~easi/workshops/easiweb.htm
>
Barrier-free Web Design Online Workshop
Workshop starts June 7, 2000
http://www.rit.edu/~easi/workshops/easiweb.htm
Barrier-free Web Design Online Workshop
Workshop starts June 7, 2000
http://www.rit.edu/~easi/workshops/easiweb.htm
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