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Re: Need accessible J Query apps recommendation

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From: Bryan Garaventa
Date: Jul 21, 2013 3:43PM

The date picker at
http://wet-boew.github.io/wet-boew/demos/datepicker/datepicker-eng.html
doesn't retain Applications Mode in JAWS14 using IE and FF, so you can't use
the arrow keys to navigate the calendar in a grid, nor use PageUp/PageDown
to switch months, etc, without manually doing this after the calendar is
opened.

However, the date picker at
http://whatsock.com/tsg/Coding%20Arena/ARIA%20Date%20Pickers/ARIA%20Date%20Picker%20(with%20Disabled%20Date%20Ranges)/demo.htm
does this automatically, and is part of the package at
https://github.com/accdc/tsg


----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul J. Adam" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
To: "WebAIM Discussion List" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2013 12:09 PM
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Need accessible J Query apps recommendation


> It looks like their depart and arrive date inputs are not labelled. They
> also require a DD/MM/YYYY input format. It appears you can manually type a
> date if in the correct format but the calendar date picker is not
> accessible with the keyboard or a screen reader.
>
> This is a date picker that I recommend for accessibility, one of the few
> accessible date pickers I've found. If anyone else knows of a good date
> picker please let us know.
>
> Date picker - Web Experience Toolkit (WET)
> http://wet-boew.github.io/wet-boew/demos/datepicker/datepicker-eng.html
>
> Thanks!
>
> Paul J. Adam
> Accessibility Evangelist
> www.deque.com
>
> On Jul 21, 2013, at 2:07 AM, Tania < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
>> Hello web aim experts,
>>
>> The blind community in my country is having serious online access from a
>> home-grown airline website.Developers in my country are NOT trained in
>> building for accessibility and there are no blind developers locally to
>> provide advice so I hope you can help.
>>
>> Can you please recommend accessible J Query apps for choosing flight
>> destinations and accessible calendar to choose dates for flight tickets
>> for this website:
>>
>> www.airasia.com/asia
>>
>> Our blind community had met with the airline staff a number of times to
>> show them the accessibility problems screen reader users faced and they
>> did make adjustments but the most serious problems for online flight
>> bookings still remain. Now, the web staff at the airline are ignoring
>> request for more meetings with us. I suspect the local developers have
>> reached the limits of their capabilities. I do hope the accessibility
>> experts here can provide some tips on how to make the website more
>> accessible so we can provide some useful info to those who are working
>> on the site.
>>
>> This is a low cost airline, making it a more affordable choice for the
>> blind here.
>>
>> Thank you
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Tania
>>
>> >> >> >
> > >