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From: Elle
Date: Feb 8, 2012 12:00PM

Vincent:

I completely hear you with regards to planning and the need for a
purposeful, thoughtful integration of accessibility into each phase. The
launch date for the dashboard is set for November 2012, so this will NOT be
a "bolt it on at the end and hope for the best" kind of approach, trust me.
Accessibility is a non-negotiable requirement, too.

With regards to the ARIA role="grid" concept, I think this is really
interesting, especially because I'm now wondering how well it would work
with the grid layout system we're already using to develop pages (a
modification of http://960.gs/ ). We're also using HTML5 (boilerplate), so
there may be some "hooks" there as well. You're right in that we probably
won't be using tables for the dashboard, since most of the sections are
content (albeit movable) and not data.


Cheers,
Elle




On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 1:42 PM, Vincent Young < <EMAIL REMOVED> >wrote:

> This topic has got me interested. I think the BBC changed their home page
> so there is no longer any customization.
>
> I'm thinking about how this would be done:
>
> A table would seem to give you the basic orientation, but tables for layout
> are weak. role="grid" might be your answer there.
>
> You have to give proper notification of when an item is:
>
> 1. Movable
> 2. Active
> 3. Moved
> 4. Set/Saved
>
> Things would really all need to be drawn out with proper planning
> concerning accessibility. I would really stress that this thing can not be
> developed and then accessibility added later. Sure, it might be possible,
> but you'd be in a world of hurt!
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 10:00 AM, Vincent Young < <EMAIL REMOVED>
> >wrote:
>
> > Seeing your other posts Steve. You are surely not robot.
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On Feb 8, 2012, at 9:35 AM, Elle < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> >
> > > We have some very high level wireframes, but I think the concepts are
> > > pretty standard with regards to major technical features. We will have
> > > complex infographs (which we're discussing alternate formats on today,
> > > leaning towards .csv for users to consume and track data as they like),
> > > there will be drag and drop capabilities for a user to customize
> his/her
> > > dashboard, and we will have the usual accessibility challenges of
> dynamic
> > > content, content structure, and good old static content. The dashboard
> > may
> > > be our biggest challenge with this redesign project, but I'm excited to
> > see
> > > how we can make it both useful for our members and universally
> > accessible.
> > >
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Elle
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 11:12 AM, Steve Flaukner < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >> This sounds interesting. Have you started anything in layout or design
> > of
> > >> what you want? Can you share more of what you want achieve and do you
> > have
> > >> a wish list for affairs items in the long term?
> > >> On Feb 7, 2012 8:30 AM, "Elle" < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> All:
> > >>>
> > >>> Our company is undergoing a major redesign, and one feature that is
> > high
> > >> on
> > >>> stakeholders' list is to have a modular dashboard experience for
> users
> > >> that
> > >>> they can customize (both through toggle options and drag and drop
> > >>> capabilities). Does anyone know of an accessible dashboard
> experience
> > >> that
> > >>> I could use as a guide on how to implement this? Or, alternately,
> does
> > >>> anyone have recommendations on the best implementation?
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> Much appreciated,
> > >>> Elle
> > >>
> > >>
> > >