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From: Tim Harshbarger
Date: Sun, Aug 11 2002 12:55PM
Subject: MouseOver Menus
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Hi,
There is a type of web-based menu that people call by different names. I
have heard them referred to as drop down menus, mouseover menus, pop-up
menus, etc. Whenever the user pauses the mouse over a hot spot on the page,
the menu appears giving the user a list of links from which to choose.
I know these kind of menus present a lot of accessibility problems. What
have you all done either in conjunction with or in place of these menus?
Thanks,
Tim
From: Jared Smith
Date: Wed, Jul 17 2002 12:08PM
Subject: Re: MouseOver Menus
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JavaScript activated roll-over menus do pose accessibility problems.
The most common solution is to provide a static HTML link to a page
that provides access to the pages accessible through the pop-up menu.
An example is the left hand navigation at http://microsoft.com/.
Several of the items provide pop-up menus which are not accessible.
Yet, if you select the main menu item, it displays a page with HTML
links to the pages displayed in the pop-up. It requires one extra step
but the content is still accessible. If only Microsoft would fix its
numerous other accessibility problems!
Jared Smith
WebAIM.org
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TH> Hi,
TH> There is a type of web-based menu that people call by different names. I
TH> have heard them referred to as drop down menus, mouseover menus, pop-up
TH> menus, etc. Whenever the user pauses the mouse over a hot spot on the page,
TH> the menu appears giving the user a list of links from which to choose.
TH> I know these kind of menus present a lot of accessibility problems. What
TH> have you all done either in conjunction with or in place of these menus?
TH> Thanks,
TH> Tim
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From: EASI
Date: Mon, Jul 29 2002 4:02PM
Subject: August 5 online course on accessible e-learning
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Most distance learning sites do not pass the Bobby most simple test for
being accessible for students with disabilities. But the problem is bigger
than it first appears. These same distance learning systems are
increasingly used as a part of classroom courses homework assignments. The
inaccessible systems are spreading like a computer virus.
EASI's Barrier-free E-learning course beginning August 5 and running online
for a month discusses the problems and, where possible, points to solutions
or work-arounds. Schools also need to remember that, although they do not
create the inaccessible system, if they purchase it, they are the one held
legally responsible for its inaccessibility for their students.
Course syllabus and registration is at http://easi.cc/workshop.htm
As the instructor, I have been involved teaching online for almost 2
decades and been recognized with awards for my efforts to raise
consciousness about the needs of students with disabilities and have run
pilot experiments including Gallaudet University, the National Institute
for the Deaf and the Rochester Institute of Technology. I have also taught
online for San Diego State University, the University of Washington, the
New York New School for Social Science Research
EASI is also beginning a new web site:
The National Center for Accessible E-learning http://easi-elearn.org
Norman Coombs, Ph.D.
CEO, EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information)
http://www.rit.edu/~easi
Professor Emeritus, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Cell (949) 922-5992
http://www.rit.edu/~nrcgsh
22196 Caminito Tasquillo
Laguna Hills CA 92653
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