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Re: DIAS Software Heads Up (AEGIS), from CSUN conference

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From: Ryan Hemphill
Date: Mar 5, 2012 1:06PM

Rick has the correct link. It only works on Windows, so keep that in mind.


Ryan

On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 2:58 PM, Ryan Hemphill
< <EMAIL REMOVED> >wrote:

> Hi John,
>
> They had many user cases where print was heavily affected, so I think this
> would help you a lot.
>
> I think I'm going to contact AEGIS and check in on when the download for
> DIAS will be available. I will update everyone as I find out more
> information.
>
>
> Ryan
>
> On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 1:36 PM, John Martyn DoItBlind.com <
> <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
>> This is really helpful information, especially to a web and application
>> accessibility developer such as myself. Of course, I am dedicated to
>> mostly
>> blind users and what a screen reader tells them. I want to get more into
>> the
>> print disabled territory and this could help.
>> John Martyn
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: <EMAIL REMOVED>
>> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Ryan Hemphill
>> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2012 10:00 AM
>> To: WebAIM Discussion List; Ryan Hemphill
>> Subject: [WebAIM] DIAS Software Heads Up (AEGIS), from CSUN conference
>>
>> Hey everyone,
>>
>> I went to a presentation at CSUN regarding the work that AEGIS is
>> currently
>> doing and it was completely shocking.
>>
>> They just created a product called DIAS and it does 2 things that you
>> absolutely need for a11y at your company. Here's why...
>>
>>
>> 1. They created complete documented profiles of most of the major blind
>> and vision impaired user types. There may be more, but I didn't get a
>> chance to test the software myself.
>> 2. For each profile they provided simulations of how that person would
>> be using YOUR web software and what it would be like to them.
>>
>>
>> This is quite possibly the most important software I will be able to get
>> my
>> hands on, period. Think about this. If you are having any troubles at
>> all
>> getting your dev teams and management to understand the depth of
>> accessibility issues, these 2 things will hammer the points home like a
>> sledgehammer for a finishing nail.
>>
>> The glaucoma simulation, for example, can give several levels of the
>> symptoms (light to severe). I have never seen the affects of glaucoma on
>> eyesight - the focal area of the eye in the severe version of the
>> simulation
>> (eye focus is the mouse) was so bad that the person literally could not
>> see
>> a radius of at least 300+ pixels. You would literally need to pick out
>> the
>> button that you were trying to roll over with your mouse out of the edge
>> of
>> your vision. Absolutely mind-blowing.
>>
>>
>> I haven't been able to find the download for this thing, but AEGIS said
>> they
>> are going to release it, so I hope to track it down soon. I will let you
>> know as soon as I have it in hand where you can download it.
>>
>>
>> In the meanwhile, I hope that I have done a good job of describing this
>> thing. Feel free to forward it to anyone interested. When you get your
>> hands on this thing, I am certain you will see the same potential I have.
>> If you find it before I do, let me know immediately.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>>
>> Ryan Hemphill.
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>>
>> Shipping is a Feature...Perhaps the Most Important Feature.
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