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From: Jim Blanton
Date: Dec 3, 2003 12:13PM


What's the wisdom of the community on UsableNet's LIFT Text Transcoder?

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From: Announcements from UsableNet [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 12:17 PM
Subject: Web accessibility: The Text-only Revolution


Hello

Maybe "revolution" is too strong a word but providing an instant text-mode
for your entire web site, using a server based solution with "assistive
annotations" and "assistive previews," is very NEW and worth taking a look
at. At $999 for your entire web site, this solution will provide significant
support for users with disabilities and devices like PDAs with low
bandwidth.

The LIFT Text Transcoder uses unique "assistive annotations" and "assistive
previews" that give the web site creator control over how content is
delivered and allow the assistive user to control how the content is
received.

To get a live demo of your site in text-mode and to see real world
"assistive annotations" and "assistive previews" go to:
http://www.usablenet.com/frontend/demoform.jsp?prod=tt

Already implemented last month by 20 leading organizations around the world,
including Penn State University, the Church of Ireland and LifeScan
(division of Johnson and Johnson), this solution is being used to provide
the following key benefits:

- Removes the need to create and maintain text-only sites
- Allows the visitor to customize content to suite their needs
- Improves the usability of content coded for W3C or Section 508 compliance
- Eliminates inaccessible obstacles from content
- Solves many accessibility issues while supporting PDAs


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