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From: Kevin Chao
Date: Aug 3, 2016 7:42PM

Has anyone had a chance to do accessibility analysis or test on Accessible
BLockly?
https://accessible-blockly.appspot.com/demos/accessible/index.html

Are we on the right track, way off-base, or how would you make Blockly
accessible?

On Sun, Jul 31, 2016 at 3:18 PM Marc Solomon < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Did you try checking out the demo that Kevin shared? From what I have
> seen, this accessible version of Blockly was designed to be operable via
> the keyboard instead of requiring mouse driven drag and drop.
> Best,
> Marc
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> On July 31, 2016 5:20:36 PM "Ryan E. Benson" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> wrote:
>
> > Why was it only made accessible to people who use screen readers? Don't
> you
> > think that is a narrow approach? People who have physical disabilities,
> but
> > aren't blind or visually impaired cannot do actions like drag and drop.
> If
> > the "accessible version" provides hooks if you leverage screen readers,
> how
> > accessible is it really?
> >
> > Ryan E. Benson
> >
> > On Jul 31, 2016 16:42, "Kevin Chao" < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> >
> > Accessible Blockly soft-launched @ July 1 @ 5 PM.
> >
> >
> > - URL:
> https://accessible-blockly.appspot.com/demos/accessible/index.html
> > - This is delivering on Google Research - Making BLockly Universally
> > Accessible
> > <
> >
> https://research.googleblog.com/2014/04/making-blockly-universally-accessible.html
> >>
> >
> >
> > BLockly is a visual programming language, which involves dragging &
> > dropping blocks, and connecting them to perform functions. By it
> > being block-based, it opens up learning how to code, and programming to a
> > wider audience, so kid's and new programmers/coders don't have to be
> > concerned with the syntax, formatting, and symbols. Accessible BLockly
> was
> > designed for people who are visually impaired, as it's built for keyboard
> > and screen reader users.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > >