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From: Don Mauck
Date: Apr 15, 2016 7:12AM

Rob I think this is a good idea, certainly will look and find those previous links you mention.

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From: Sean Murphy [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]
Sent: Friday, April 15, 2016 12:05 AM
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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Community for testing widgets

This sounds like an excellent initiative. As many vendors who create toolkits for the Web seem not to include accessibility from my experience. Would be glad to have a look.
> On 15 Apr 2016, at 12:07 am, Robert Fentress < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> I've heard some folks mention previously that it would be useful to
> have a standard set of interactive widgets that had been pre-vetted
> for accessibility, so that folks didn't have to reinvent the wheel every time.
> I know that others have developed libraries of such widgets, but they
> don't always meet my needs or I may disagree with the approach the
> developer has taken. I've been developing my own widgets for
> particular needs that arise at my institution that I wouldn't mind
> others using, but it would be helpful if there was a community of
> people in similar situations who would help test them out to make sure
> I haven't overlooked anything from an accessibility perspective. A
> couple of times, I have posted links to those widgets here and have
> asked for feedback, but I feel like I may be pushing the limits of
> what this list is for. Does anybody know if there is a better forum
> for getting this sort of feedback on widgets you've developed? I
> would think there are many others who are probably in the same boat.
>
> Best,
> Rob
>
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