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Re: accessible rotating image scripts?

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From: Geof Collis
Date: Jan 25, 2010 9:15AM

Hi Donald

At first I was a bit confused but it seems pretty good, because I
have a little vision left I'd get a better feel if there were
pictures so that I could see the screen changing.

cheers

Geof

At 10:45 AM 1/25/2010, you wrote:
>I'd be interested in what the group thinks of this approach:
>http://www.donaldevans.com/guide/bestpractices/carousel.html
>
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>[mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Jeremy Merritt
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>Subject: [WebAIM] accessible rotating image scripts?
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>Hi all,
>
>Does anyone utilize any scripts for displaying a series of
>automatically refreshing images in an accessible format?
>
>This may be a long shot, but ideally, I am looking for a way to
>cycle through a selection of images automatically, and display
>associated text (i.e. a quote or a caption) for each photo. There
>would need to be a way to (at the very least) pause the rotating
>images to accommodate those with visual/cognitive disabilities.
>
>I welcome any pointers/suggestions
>
>Jeremy Merritt
>Coordinator - Web Services
>University Technology
>Western Illinois University
>88 Horrabin Hall
>309/298-1287
>