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From: Ken Weavers
Date: Jul 19, 2010 3:54AM

Thanks for your helpful replies.

They seem to indicate what I suspected, that the assistive software is
"doing its best" without the Label tag, but may not work in every case,
whereas it would always be OK with the tag.

The "assistive software" I used was Dolphin Supernova.

As no one has given a separate advantage to the tag, which I could test, I
think I am in a position to assume that my Label tagging code is working all
right. I have tested it using http://wave.webaim.org/, and that passes, so
my next step is to publish the routines to my colleagues - and beyond, who
knows?

For your interest, I am using Oracle's "PL/SQL Web Toolkit" - dated 1997 -
using the "htp", "htf" and "owa" commands. Apologies if we seem hopelessly
out of date - but it still works!

Ken Weavers.






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> Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:33:48 +0530
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Keep our moderator in your thoughts and prayers
> Jared,
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> Praying for your quick recovery...
> My wishes and prayers will be always for you
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> Sincerely
> Rakesh
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> +1.
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> Jared, get well soon. Our prayers are with you always.
>
> Sri
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> On 7/15/10, Cliff Tyllick < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> > I hope Jared Smith doesn't mind my taking this action, but if you
> don't
> > follow him on Twitter, you would have missed his most recent message:
> >
> > "Having a large portion of my toe removed. Possible Melanoma. Please
> check
> > for and have suspicious spots examined. Now. Please."
> >
> > I've seen Jared mention his faith in his tweets, so I know he's very
> > religious. If you are, too, I know that your prayers will mean a great
> deal
> > to him and his family right now. If you're not, I'm sure your caring
> > thoughts will mean a lot to them as well.
> >
> > But most of all, do take his message seriously. If you don't know
> exactly
> > what to look for to detect possible melanomas, please learn. If you do
> know,
> > please refresh your memory. The Mayo Clinic has good information
> online:
> > http://tinyurl.com/32gh3af (I'm sure there are other good sources,
> too.)
> >
> > If you can't see well enough to recognize melanomas on yourself,
> please have
> > someone close to you or a medical professional help you out by
> checking
> > periodically.
> >
> > And don't overlook areas that rarely if ever see the sun. As Jared's
> case
> > shows, melanomas can develop there, too.
> >
> > The steps to prevent, detect, and, with early detection, treat
> melanoma are
> > simple. The consequences of waiting too long are harsh. So don't let
> > melanoma sneak up on you or those in your care.
> >
> > Jared, I'm sure everyone on this list is pulling for you. Get well and
> stay
> > well, my friend.
> >
> > Cliff Tyllick
> > Usability specialist and Web development coordinator
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