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From: Jon Mires
Date: Aug 22, 2012 10:05AM

Hi Sarah,

If it's a public Google Calendar, it has an RSS feed. So you can parse the
RSS feed and display the events in any (accessible) manner you like on the
organization's website.

It's not necessarily a perfect solution, but if an organization is tied
into Google Apps for their calendaring, and wants to be able to display the
events accessibly on their website, it certainly works.

Cheers,
Jon

Jon Mires
Center for Accessible Technology
Ed Roberts Campus
3075 Adeline St, Suite 220
Berkeley, CA 94703
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510-841-3224 x2017



On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 2:57 PM, J. B-Vincent < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Hi Sarah:
>
> Here's the URL of the ATHEN (Access Technology Higher Education Network)
> report on Calendar and Mail from last February, about six weeks before the
> VPAT was released:
> http://www.athenpro.org/google-gmail-calendar-accessibility. I retested
> some of the larger errors about a month ago, and many still applied.
>
> --Jane Vincent, University of Michigan
>
>
>
>
> > From: "Bourne, Sarah (ITD)" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 5:05 PM
> Subject: [WebAIM] Google calendar
>
> State agencies often approach us about using Google Calendar as a way of
> listing and publicizing events, with types ranging from the official
> (public hearings, filing deadlines, etc.) to the interesting or useful
> (farmers markets, conferences, etc.) The last time we conducted a concerted
> evaluation, a few years ago, we found numerous accessibility errors that
> prevented meaningful use for keyboard-only users and screen reader users.
>
> The question has come up again. I found that Google now has a VPAT for
> their Calendar - so that's an improvement! It states, however, that there
> are still lingering accessibility defects. We will be looking more closely
> at them, but I would love to have anecdotal information, too.
>
> If you are a keyboard-only or AT user, are you able to use Google
> Calendar? Have you run into difficulties getting information from sites
> that post events? Or is it "good enough" to muddle through? Please let me
> know what operating system/browser/AT you are using. I've included links to
> Google's screen reader and keyboard help, but I would like to know you have
> to know all that to find out where the Comcast hearing is, for example.
> Here is an example of one of our agencies using it now (without my
> blessing, of course!):
> http://www.mass.gov/ocabr/utility/calendar-of-events.html
>
> You may reply directly to me if you'd prefer confidentiality.
>
> Thank you!
> sb
>
> Google Calendar VPAT:
> http://www.google.com/googlecalendar/accessibility.html
> Google's "Using Google Calendar with screen readers":
> http://support.google.com/calendar/bin/answer.py?hl=en&;answer30828
> and "Keyboard shortcuts":
> http://support.google.com/calendar/bin/answer.py?hl=en&;answer7034
>
> Sarah E. Bourne
> Director of Assistive Technology &
> Mass.Gov Chief Technology Strategist
> Information Technology Division
> Commonwealth of Massachusetts
> 1 Ashburton Pl. rm 1601 Boston MA 02108
> 617-626-4502
> <EMAIL REMOVED> <mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> http://www.mass.gov/itd
>
> > > > > > >