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Re: Need accessible J Query apps recommendation

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From: Bryan Garaventa
Date: Jul 22, 2013 11:26AM

Thanks, I'm glad it's helpful.
I haven't had a chance to see the website, so I'm not sure which component
types are applicable. It really depends on what the developers have need of.
Guidance for correct focus handling can be found on the WCAG documentation.

The AccDC TSG provides twenty top level categories of accessible interaction
designs, which have been fully tested using JAWS, NVDA, Voiceover, and
keyboard only interaction to cover the widest range of disability types with
AT usage requirements.

Thousands of hours have been dedicated to performing accessibility testing
for these components and implementation types, and all related ARIA pitfalls
and AT compatibility issues that were encountered during this process have
also been included within the documentation for each component.

The AccDC TSG is specifically designed for developers and engineering
students wishing to learn how Assistive Technologies interact with
accessibly coded, standards compliant implementations, to make it easier for
developers to recognize when accessibility issues are present within new
implementations.

Additionally, the implementations can be used as is, if desired, using any
visual styling, language, or content without negatively impacting
accessibility.

Since these components strictly follow the ARIA specification, they can also
be used to test AT support for various implementation types within a
controlled environment, which is what the Coding Arena is for.

I recommend that developers familiarize themselves with Assistive
Technologies and how they work, so that it becomes easier to recognize the
challenges faced by those using them.

Support for this project is going to be endorsed by the Royal Society of
Arts, which I was just notified of on Friday.

Best wishes,
Bryan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tania" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
To: "WebAIM Discussion List" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2013 7:35 PM
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Need accessible J Query apps recommendation


> hi Bryan,
> i went to your webpage:
>
> http://whatsock.com/tsg/
>
>
> great work! for developers who do not know anything about coding for
> accessibility, you had provided useful tips for them.
>
> now there's one more app at the site that is giving problem. after
> looking through your whatsup site, i am not sure which recommendations
> apply to the app.
> if you go to
>
> www.airasia.com/asia
>
>
> you are placed in 'return ticket' radio button box
> arow 2 times down reaches the problematic app for choosing destination.
> i don't know why sometimes it works and sometimes not. but finding the
> right destination is difficult.
>
> so which of the recommendations in your what's up page will deal with
> the problem or it is not covered there?
>
> thanks
>
> best regards,
> tania
>
>
>
>
>
> On 7/22/2013 5:43 AM, Bryan Garaventa wrote:
>> 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
>>>>
>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >>
>
> > >