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From: Penguin-Love.Com
Date: Aug 2, 2002 8:41AM

DON"T E_MAIL ME YOU ALL HAVE THE WRONG E-MAIL ADDRESS!!! THIS IS A SCHOOL
ACCOUNT!!!! THIS E-MAIL IS NOT GOING TO THE ADDRESS YOU WANT IT TO DO NOT
E-MAIL ME!!!!!!!!
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Subject: RE: Accessibility Testing questions


> I am sorry but I felt the examples of accessibility barriers that people
> may encounter on the Web was not enough.
> So I have added information I hope it is some how helpful:
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> Blindness
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> . Obtaining information via visual representation.
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> . Using input tools.
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> . Understand spatial metaphors for navigation.
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> . Discerning synthesized speech from other sounds.
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> Color Blindness
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> . Color that is used as a unique marker to emphasize text on a Web
> site.
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> . Text that inadequately contrasts with background color or
> patterns.
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> . Browsers that do not support user override of authors' style
> sheets
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> Cognitive and Neurological Disabilities
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> . Lack of options to use alternative devices for information on
> Web sites, for instance
> lack of alternative text that can be converted to audio to
> supplement visuals, or the lack of captions for audio.
>
> . Use of unnecessarily complex language on Web sites
>
> . Lack of graphics on Web sites
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> . Lack of clear or consistent organization of Web sites
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> . Distracting visual or audio elements that cannot easily be
> turned off
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> . Lack of clear and consistent organization of Web sites
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> . Lack of clear or consistent organization of Web sites
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> Mobility Impairments
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> . Pressing multiple keys simultaneously.
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> . Reaching for the keyboard or mouse.
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> . Performing actions in a specific time frame.
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> . Performing actions that require precise movements.
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> Low vision
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> . Perceiving color, contrast, and depth differences.
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> . Understanding size-coded information.
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> . Discriminating between different fonts.
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> . Locating and/or tracking pointers, cursors, and hot spots.
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> . Entering information into online forms.
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> Hearing Disabilities
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> . Lack of captions or transcripts of audio on the Web.
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> . Lack of content-related images in pages full of text, which can
> slow comprehension for people whose first language may be sign
> language
> instead of written/spoken language.
>
> . Requirements for voice input on Web site.
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> . Lack of captions or transcripts.
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