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From: Donna Jones
Date: Sun, Jul 05 2015 10:01AM
Subject: mobile accessibility
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hi all: i got an email that may be spam, but it looks rather
legitimate. its saying there is a, well, here's the subject line:
Mobile Accessibility: There's an App for That" and its from someone
named Cindy Quach at ssbbartgroup.com. they are offering a free
Webinar. Does anyone know anything about this group?

and, further, what about mobile accessibility anyhoo?? i tried
searching emails from this group and i didn't very far. any clues about
how to start thinking about mobile and accessibility?

all the best and thanks
Donna

--
Donna Jones
94 Park Avenue, #3
Portland, ME 04101
(new address as of summer 2013)

207 772 0266
http://westendwebs.com/

The inability to pronounce a chemical ingredient is not an argument
against it.

From: Chagnon | PubCom
Date: Sun, Jul 05 2015 1:30PM
Subject: Re: mobile accessibility
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From: Jennifer Sutton
Date: Sun, Jul 05 2015 1:47PM
Subject: Re: mobile accessibility
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Greetings, WebAIM:

I'll let the SSB Bart Group folks speak for themselves, but suffice
to say, the email about their upcoming Webinar is legitimate.

To respond more generally, I'll post some links to sites with mobile
resources that those on this list may find helpful.

Jennifer

This guidance from the W3C's WAI should serve as a decent jumping off
point, although others more involved in WAI's mobile work might want
to put together a set of links (to add to this thread) that map out
the best reading order:
<http://www.w3.org/TR/wcag2ict/>;http://www.w3.org/TR/wcag2ict/

This work is being done by the Mobile Accessibility Task Force:
http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/mobile-a11y-tf/

Here's the new (ish) W3C Mobile Ok checker (which, as far as I know
isn't specifically focused on accessibility):
http://validator.w3.org/mobile/

From Henny Swan's blog:

Resources for Mobile Accessibility Guidelines

http://www.iheni.com/mobile-accessibility-guidelines/

And here's a page from the Stanford Online Accessibility Program:
https://soap.stanford.edu/tips-and-tools/mobile
[Sorry about the typo in your last name, Paul -- Adam, not Audum;
I've emailed Stanford to request a fix].

Here's this IOS and Android reference cheat sheet from Access Matters:
http://www.interactiveaccessibility.com/blog/mobile-screen-reader-gestures#.VUENXmd0xdg

And here's a link in case you're working on Windows Phone:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/dn596092.aspx

From: Thompson, Rachel
Date: Sun, Jul 05 2015 1:59PM
Subject: Re: mobile accessibility
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SSB Bart is one of the vendors I look to for quality education opportunities about accessibility. We are also considering their web a11y tools as a solution for our campus web teams who need an automated accessibility checker for full sites (as opposed to single pages), password-protected content, and mobile content.

Dr. Rachel S. Thompson
Director, Emerging Technology
Center for Instructional Technology
University of Alabama

> On Jul 5, 2015, at 11:01, "Donna Jones" < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
>
> hi all: i got an email that may be spam, but it looks rather
> legitimate. its saying there is a, well, here's the subject line:
> Mobile Accessibility: There's an App for That" and its from someone
> named Cindy Quach at ssbbartgroup.com. they are offering a free
> Webinar. Does anyone know anything about this group?
>
> and, further, what about mobile accessibility anyhoo?? i tried
> searching emails from this group and i didn't very far. any clues about
> how to start thinking about mobile and accessibility?
>
> all the best and thanks
> Donna
>
>
> --
> Donna Jones
> 94 Park Avenue, #3
> Portland, ME 04101
> (new address as of summer 2013)
>
> 207 772 0266
> http://westendwebs.com/
>
> The inability to pronounce a chemical ingredient is not an argument
> against it.
> > > >

From: Jonathan Avila
Date: Mon, Jul 06 2015 1:51PM
Subject: Re: mobile accessibility
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Hi Donna, yes, SSB BART Group is a leading organization that guides other organizations in making their digital content accessible to people with disabilities. I work for SSB and I'd be happy to discuss any specific questions you may have -- my email is in the signature below this message. In regards to the email you mentioned -- SSB recently partnered with IBMÂ® to create a mobile accessibility checker to assist developers in finding and correcting accessibility issues for native iOS and Android apps. Our mobile solution can also test pages from Cordova (e.g. Worklight and PhonGap) hybrid apps but it does need to be initiated from within the development environment such as xCode (iOS) or Eclipse (Android). Once initiated the testing can occur on a physical device or within a mobile simulator.

Best Regards,

Jonathan

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Jonathan Avila
Chief Accessibility Officer
SSB BART Group
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From: Donna Jones
Date: Tue, Jul 07 2015 5:50AM
Subject: Re: mobile accessibility
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i just want to thank everyone for your replies, it is good to know that
i got an legitimate email. i did sign up for the webinar on 7/23.
probably won't understand a lot of it, but, on the other hand, i'm sure
some will "sink" in. :)

thanks again and thank you all for work on accessibility.

Donna

On 7/5/2015 12:01 PM, Donna Jones wrote:
> hi all: i got an email that may be spam, but it looks rather
> legitimate. its saying there is a, well, here's the subject line:
> Mobile Accessibility: There's an App for That" and its from someone
> named Cindy Quach at ssbbartgroup.com. they are offering a free Webinar.
> Does anyone know anything about this group?
>
> and, further, what about mobile accessibility anyhoo?? i tried searching
> emails from this group and i didn't very far. any clues about how to
> start thinking about mobile and accessibility?
>
> all the best and thanks
> Donna
>
>

--
Donna Jones
94 Park Avenue, #3
Portland, ME 04101
(new address as of summer 2013)

207 772 0266
http://westendwebs.com/

The inability to pronounce a chemical ingredient is not an argument
against it.

From: Paul Bohman
Date: Tue, Jul 14 2015 3:01PM
Subject: Re: Space available! Mobile Accessibility Bootcamp in Austin: Aug 6-7
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Join us for our *Mobile Accessibility Bootcamp*:

August 6-7 in Austin Texas

https://dequeuniversity.com/events/2015/mobile

We will do a *deep dive into iOS and Android accessibility*, including both
native apps and web content accessibility.
Topics

This is an ambitious list of topics. It's an accelerated workshop designed
to give you a full taste of what's possible, and then allow you to review
and learn more at your own pace after the workshop though Deque
University's online courses.
Accessibility Fundamentals:

- Types of disabilities
- How people with disabilities use computers and the web
- Demonstrations of assistive technologies: screen readers, screen
magnifiers, etc.
- Applying accessible design principles to the web (perceivable,
operable, understandable, robust)
- Universal design and usability for disabilities and general audiences
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0
- Laws, regulations, and legal compliance

Mobile Web Accessibility Techniques

- Responsive designs
- Gestures
- Structure and semantics
- Images
- Tables, including responsive/compact tables
- Forms, including HTML 5 data types, placeholders, labels, etc.
- ARIA and JavaScript for interactive widgets
- Focus management
- Testing techniques and tools for native applications

Mobile Application Accessibility Techniques

- The accessibility tree in the operating system
- How to take advantage of the native accessibility API
- Labels for controls, form elements, images, etc.
- Hybrid web/native mobile applications
- Testing techniques and tools for native applications

Using Mobile Screen Readers and Other Accessibility Features

The workshop will focus on iOS and Android, including:

- The basics of using a screen reader to test for accessibility
- Gestures and input methods
- Accessibility options for low vision, cognitive disabilities, color
blindness, and motor disabilities

Paul Bohman, PhD
Director of Training, Deque Systems, Inc
https://DequeUniversity.com
703-225-0380, ext.121

*Join us at our Mobile Accessibility "Bootcamp!" *
August 6-7 in Austin Texas
https://dequeuniversity.com/events/2015/mobile
Topics include responsive web design, native apps, & more