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From: Robinson, Norman B - Washington, DC
Date: Jun 10, 2005 1:42PM

Ron,

Thanks for sharing!

I see a big disconnect between the evaluation, 508 compliance,
WAI testing, and usability in this report. There are a few
characterizations I'd like to mention, such as the reference to frames
and default screen reader use. Section 508 compliance only requires the
frames be titled appropriately. Other issues, such as the JavaScript
reference are inconsistent - even if the screen reader can access the
information with JavaScript, it may not be 508 compliant. This is
addressed by section 508, 1194.22(l) "When pages utilized scripting...".
Please don't take these as negative, just observations.

I guess it is just a pet peeve of mine; 508 compliance is not
equal to WAI, usability, or end-user access via assistive technology!
I'm curious as to if you have your own guidelines you are using to test
against? Is the application available on the Internet now for public
review?

Regards,

Norman Robinson