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Re: Need accessible J Query apps recommendation

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From: Steve Faulkner
Date: Jul 22, 2013 5:31AM

If you are looking ta Hans' jquery widgets then best to look at them here:

http://hanshillen.github.io/jqtest/#goto_slider

as this is where he keeps them updated.

>Not sure how ARIA-enhanced they are.
Hans has applied ARIA as needed.

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Regards

SteveF
HTML 5.1 <http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/master/>;


On 22 July 2013 12:20, Weissenberger, Todd M
< <EMAIL REMOVED> >wrote:

> You might look at some of these widgets from Hans Hillen's Accessible
> jQuery UI Components library. From what I've seen, they're pretty solid in
> terms of keyboard operability. Not sure how ARIA-enhanced they are. We're
> evaluating them right now for our application development teams.
>
> http://access.aol.com/aegis/
>
> Regards,
> Todd
>
> T.M. Weissenberger
> Web Accessibility Coordinator
> University of Iowa
>
> > From: Jacob Kruger [ <EMAIL REMOVED> ]
> Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2013 3:27 AM
> To: WebAIM Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Need accessible J Query apps recommendation
>
> The problem/fact is just that jQuery itself doesn't affect the
> accessibility
> of the content/output, but, it's just a wrapper/tool for making it
> easier/simpler to handle content manipulation, and implement dynamic HTML
> manipulation, etc., and, yes, that can be quite inaccessible/irritating -
> all I was saying is that jQuery itself isn't the issue...<smile>
>
> In other words, sorry, but, if the site developers don't want to cooperate,
> there wouldn't be too much you could do, other than trying to do something
> like the greaseMonkey wrapper I spoke of, since it might let you work
> around
> others accessibility implementation issues, but, that would also require
> quite a bit of exploration/investigation into their site's contents, and
> then some javascript scripting as well.
>
> There are also already greaseMonkey wrapper sharing sites out there where
> people share what they've put together for other sites, etc., but, don't
> think you'd necessarily find too many accessibility specific
> implementations
> already submitted/shared on them either, and it also really depends on the
> size of the target site's target market as well.
>
> Stay well
>
> Jacob Kruger
> Blind Biker
> Skype: BlindZA
> '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tania" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> To: "WebAIM Discussion List" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2013 10:01 AM
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Need accessible J Query apps recommendation
>
>
> > Hi Jacob,
> > I don't know java or j query so your advice is incomprehensible to me.
> > Sigh...
> > Ever since that site 'upgraded', it was awful for the blind like me to
> > use it so I thought i'd ask the experts here for some useful tips to
> > make it less hellish.
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > respectfully
> > tania
> >
> > On 7/21/2013 3:25 PM, Jacob Kruger wrote:
> >> Hi there - first post to list
> >>
> >> Anyway, jQuery itself isn't inaccessible, etc., but, it really depends
> on
> >> how you use it, what you want it to implement on a webpage, etc. etc. -
> I
> >> myself use it quite a lot, but, make sure it doesn't befuddle
> >> screenreaders,
> >> etc., and this includes using it to possibly toggle real-time sound
> >> effect
> >> playback, hide/display parts of webpage content, shift focus, etc. etc.
> >>
> >> And, while haven't checked out their website/webpage, another
> possibility
> >> have been considering for quite a while is implementing a use of
> >> something
> >> like the greaseMonkey javascript wrapper, which lets you apply your own
> >> forms of content manipulation to others website content, using a browser
> >> plug-in, and, it might specifically be feasible/usable in a case like
> >> this
> >> where you instead want to add custom handlers/wrappers for others
> content
> >> elements, etc.?
> >>
> >> Either way, like said, jQuery is, as I see it, just a form of wrapper
> >> around
> >> normal javascript DOM (document object model) to make it
> >> quicker/easier/simpler to then implement DOM manipulation/handling, but,
> >> it,
> >> in itself isn't inaccessible/accessible either way.
> >>
> >> Stay well
> >>
> >> Jacob Kruger
> >> Blind Biker
> >> Skype: BlindZA
> >> '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Tania" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> >> To: < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> >> Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2013 9:07 AM
> >> Subject: [WebAIM] Need accessible J Query apps recommendation
> >>
> >>
> >>> 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
> >>>
> >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>
> >> > >> > >> > >>
> >
> > > > > > > >
>
>
> > > >