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From: Wendy Mullin
Date: Sep 30, 2005 8:40AM

Hi Peter -

I'd be interested in knowing anything you find on creating accessible virtual tours. I was just discussing this topic with a colleague earlier this week, and was about to post a similar question when I saw your posts on this subject to both the WebAim list and the UWEBD listserv.

Thanks.

Wendy

Wendy R. Mullin
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I'm wondering if anyone has worked with making web-based virtual tours
of facilities accessible.

Specifically, I want to find out what techniques are necessary (and if
it's even possible) to make a QuickTime VR panoramic (or other panoramic
plug-in) "virtual tour" meet Section 508 requirements. What is the
right approach in this case?

I did find an interesting related article on creating accessible virtual
tours (in this case, for museum web sites), but it didn't speak
specifically to the "panoramic plugin" issue:

http://www.archimuse.com/mw2001/papers/anable/anable.html

Any help or links to resources would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Peter
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