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Re: Wai Aria how useful?

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From: ckrugman
Date: Jul 27, 2010 7:03PM

As a user I am referring to the need to test using multiple products to
replicate the actual operating conditions of screen reader users that will
be experienced in the individual setting. Tried and true standards refer to
the widely accessible products that are used on a regular basis by a large
number of screen reader users. In other words the tried and true standards
refer to widely available products that are used e.g. Jaws and Window Eyes
and that testing needs to occur using multiple screen readers to insure
total accessibility.
chuck
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From: "Ron Stewart" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
To: "'WebAIM Discussion List'" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 2:03 PM
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Wai Aria how useful?


What testing standards are you referring too, what is tried and true?
Testing with a specific AT product, in this case a brand of screen reader
does not insure any concrete measure of accessibility it only insure
compliance with that particular products approach to access in a given
operating systems with a given set of products.

Ron Stewart