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From: Phil Teare
Date: Mar 24, 2008 10:20AM

In which case, like I say, a redesign would usually be best. And there are
dozens of excellent companies out there, to do just that.

If there are clear reasons for this being impractical, a retrofit is going
to have many problems to overcome. Adding a self voiceing system and/or
templated patch (a little like T.V Raman's AxsJax) is a way to work around
these issues. This is something I'd be more than happy to investigate for
you, and is something we've done before.

I'd list other design companies for a redesign, but there are so many and
I'd hate to leave anyone out.

Best
Phil


On 24/03/2008, Lisa Fiedor < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> Actually, I'm scoping out the development of an accessibility production
> service for our campus, and was wondering whether anyone has done that
> somewhere else. Our faculty are generally not experienced web
> developers, and there is interest in providing a service that will work
> with their online course materials and either redesign or retrofit them
> to be accessible. The majority of our public sites are accessible, but
> when it comes to course pages, there is some work that needs to be done.
> By whom, is the question.
>
> Thanks,
> Lisa
>
> Phil Teare wrote:
> > Looking at your site, its not so bad. Which areas are you wanting work
> done
> > on? Are they they public, for me to have a poke at?
> > Cheers
> > Phil
> >
> >
> > On 24/03/2008, Phil Teare < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> >
> >> While most would say rewrites are better than retrofitting (and I'd
> >> agree), if you have the resources/time... we could look at it as a
> project.
> >> Talklets and V Browser offer fairly unique add-on services. They can
> both be
> >> bespoke tailored to work around the shortcomings of a given legacy
> system.
> >>
> >> Best,
> >> Phil
> >> --
> >> Phil Teare,
> >> CTO & Chief Architect,
> >> http://www.talklets.com from Textic Ltd.
> >> (44) [0] 208 4452871
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> -- -- --
> Lisa Marie Fiedor
> Web Accessibility, Usability, & Design Specialist
> DELTA Instructional Support Services
> Campus Box 7111, NC State University, Raleigh NC 27695-7111
> Rm 2133 DH Hill Library, East Wing
> v 919-513-4616 f 919-513-4005
> <EMAIL REMOVED>
>
>