WebAIM - Web Accessibility In Mind

E-mail List Archives

Re: BrailleNote and web accessibility

for

From: David Andrews
Date: Mar 5, 2009 5:40PM

I missed your signature in the message I just replied too, and meant
to say anyway, that if you are doing sites that are in part or
specifically for blind, visually impaired or deaf-blind persons, then
you probably do need to wait on WEB 2.0 until we are further along
the technology curve. Various assistive technologies and devices
couldn't cope with it.

Dave

At 12:56 PM 3/4/2009, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I got a question about BrailleNote, a notetaker device from Humanware. From
>the complaint I received, many of these users cannot access websites that
>contain table layout and other web technology for some reason. Do we need to
>slow down and wait for the BrailleNote technology to catch up before going
>on with the Web 2.0 technology? Or should we go move on to newer web
>technology? This has been on my mind for quite sometimes and trying to
>figure the best direction to take.
>
>With Warm Regards,
>Randall "Randy" Pope
>American Association of the Deaf-Blind
>Website: http://www.aadb.org
>
>301 495-4402 VP/TTY
>301 495-4403 Voice
>301 495-4404 Fax
>AIM: RandyAADB
>
>Want to keep up with the latest news in the Deaf-Blind Community? Consider
>subscribing to the monthly newsletter, "AADB Today" at http://aadb.org. It's
>free and AADB membership is not required.
>
>
>