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Re: SpicyNodes, Prezi, and Piktochart are they accessible

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From: Jim Allan
Date: Dec 17, 2013 3:57PM

support bad meaning it only works with Firefox and Jaws. Not other screen
reader or other browsers...at least according to Pearson's testing.
Jim


On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 4:23 PM, Lucy Greco < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Hello:
> In what way is support so bad is there just no documentation or what do
> you mean
>
> Lucia Greco
> Web Access Analyst
> IST-Campus Technology Services
> University of California, Berkeley
> (510) 289-6008 skype: lucia1-greco
> http://webaccess.berkeley.edu
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: <EMAIL REMOVED>
> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Jim Allan
> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 2:20 PM
> To: WebAIM Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] SpicyNodes, Prezi, and Piktochart are they
> accessible
>
> Lucy,
> if support weren't so bad there is the aria-flowto property - only works
> will with Firefox and Jaws
> http://wps.pearsoned.com/WAI_ARIA_Testing/235/60309/15439152.cw/index.html
> jim
>
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 12:16 AM, Lucy Greco < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> > Exhalent answers thanks
> >
> > Lucia Greco
> > Web Access Analyst
> > IST-Campus Technology Services
> > University of California, Berkeley
> > (510) 289-6008 skype: lucia1-greco
> > http://webaccess.berkeley.edu
> > Follow me on twitter @accessaces
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: <EMAIL REMOVED>
> > [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Ryan E.
> > Benson
> > Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2013 3:12 PM
> > To: WebAIM Discussion List
> > Subject: Re: [WebAIM] SpicyNodes, Prezi, and Piktochart are they
> > accessible
> >
> > I concur with Gary. At work, I see what types of software people would
> > like to use. I denied the use of Prezi because they were
> > non-compliant.
> >
> > >some organization or agency to tempt them with a contract (i.e.,
> funds)?
> > In my neck of the woods, this would be a stretch. First they would
> > need to gain a Sole-Source Justification, and prove the software has
> > something that meets a business need something else cannot. The only
> > thing that pops into mind is being able to show on the web and mobile
> > devices. I would argue that you could do it with straight HTML, while
> > it would take longer, it could be made compliant in an easier fashion.
> > But if some group really wanted to pay for it, I'd let them, but
> > require the presentation to be reviewed by myself or somebody from my
> > team prior to posting.
> >
> >
> > Lucy- I haven't heard about the other two products to comment. However
> > org charts are messy to do. I'd most likely tell them to post it as an
> > image and give it an appropriate alt.
> >
> > --
> > Ryan E. Benson
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 2:44 PM, Morin, Gary (NIH/OD) [E] <
> > <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> >
> > > Prezi is not - they have addressed or, at least, acknowledged the
> > > issue
> > in
> > > the past, in discussions but not in terms of remediation, from what
> > > I
> > can
> > > tell. see the following discussion threads:
> > >
> > > *
> > >
> > https://getsatisfaction.com/prezi/topics/prezi_needs_to_address_disabi
> > lity
> > _access_its_the_law
> > > *
> > > https://getsatisfaction.com/prezi/topics/is_prezi_ada_508_compliant
> > >
> > > not sure what it would take for Prezi to be more responsive - maybe
> > > some organization or agency to tempt them with a contract (i.e.,
> funds)?
> > >
> > > Gary M. Morin
> > >
> > > ?utm_content=topic_link&utm_medium=email&utm_source=reply_notificati
> > > on
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Lucy Greco [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]
> > > Sent: Friday, December 13, 2013 1:47 PM
> > > To: WebAIM Discussion List
> > > Subject: [WebAIM] SpicyNodes, Prezi, and Piktochart are they
> > > accessible
> > >
> > > Hello:
> > > I have been asked to work with a site that wants to use SpicyNodes,
> > > Prezi, and Piktochart to show org charts and such. Has anyone used
> > these
> > > and or seen successful uses of them that are accessible? the quick
> > examples
> > > I saw were not so I am hoping we can find an answer. Thanks Lucy
> > >
> > > Lucia Greco
> > > Web Access Analyst
> > > IST-Campus Technology Services
> > > University of California, Berkeley
> > > (510) 289-6008 skype: lucia1-greco
> > > http://webaccess.berkeley.edu
> > > Follow me on twitter @accessaces
> > >
> > >
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>
>
> --
> Jim Allan, Accessibility Coordinator & Webmaster Texas School for the
> Blind and Visually Impaired
> 1100 W. 45th St., Austin, Texas 78756
> voice 512.206.9315 fax: 512.206.9264 http://www.tsbvi.edu/
> "We shape our tools and thereafter our tools shape us." McLuhan, 1964
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> > > >



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Jim Allan, Accessibility Coordinator & Webmaster
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
1100 W. 45th St., Austin, Texas 78756
voice 512.206.9315 fax: 512.206.9264 http://www.tsbvi.edu/
"We shape our tools and thereafter our tools shape us." McLuhan, 1964