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Re: Need accessible J Query apps recommendation

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From: Tania
Date: Jul 22, 2013 9:02PM

i am most grateful to all experts who responded to my query. i will meet
with the developers to evaluate the best options.

thanks again

best regards
tania

On 7/23/2013 1:26 AM, Bryan Garaventa wrote:
> 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
>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>>
>> >> >> > > > >