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From: gez
Date: Wed, Aug 27 2003 3:25PM
Subject: Assistive Device Behaviour Chart
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Hi All, I'm new to this group.
I have decided to maintain a chart of the capabilities of assistive devices so that developers can keep track of how they behave under certain circumstances: [http://www.juicystudio.com/assistivedeviceschart.html]. The charts are in their infancy at the moment, and require a lot more data before they could be considered a useful resource. Having said that, there is already some useful information in there to help us begin to understand. I'm hoping to get feedback from users of these devices and from web
From: Mary Martinson
Date: Thu, Aug 28 2003 8:14AM
Subject: RE: Assistive Device Behaviour Chart
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I think your chart will be helpful to a lot of people. I have one question.
I thought that pwWebSpeak has not been supported for a couple of years. Is
this something that people can still get their hands on?
Mary
From: Jon Gunderson
Date: Thu, Aug 28 2003 8:51AM
Subject: Re: Assistive Device Behaviour Chart
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Gez,
It would be good to have version numbers of the products being reviewed.
Thanks for the great work.
Jon
At 10:21 PM 8/27/2003 +0100, you wrote:
>Hi All, I'm new to this group.
>
>I have decided to maintain a chart of the capabilities of assistive
>devices so that developers can keep track of how they behave under certain
>circumstances: [http://www.juicystudio.com/assistivedeviceschart.html].
>The charts are in their infancy at the moment, and require a lot more data
>before they could be considered a useful resource. Having said that, there
>is already some useful information in there to help us begin to
>understand. I'm hoping to get feedback from users of these devices and
>from web developers to add further tests so we can see how they behave.
>
>Any feedback on these charts will be gratefully received, as their success
>depends on it.
>
>Best regards.
>
>Gez
>
Jon Gunderson, Ph.D., ATP
Coordinator of Assistive Communication and Information Technology
Division of Rehabilitation - Education Services
MC-574
College of Applied Life Studies
University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign
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From: Jon Gunderson
Date: Thu, Aug 28 2003 10:20AM
Subject: ANNOUNCEMENT: On-line course on accessible web design
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REHAB711NC: Designing Universally Accessible Web Resources
This is a 17 session on-line course on designing universally accessible web
resources for people with disabilities, starting September 23rd, 2003. The
course is primarily designed for web developers who understand basic
concepts of HTML. Continuing education credits are available. Some of the
course highlights include:
1. Alternative views of the web: Hope people with disabilities "see"
the web
2. Web Accessibility Guidelines: "Accessible Design" verses
"Accessible Repair"
3. Designing HTML using structural elements
4. Using CSS for styling and adding graphics to web resources
5. Scripting and automated behavior accessibility issues
6. Multi-media captioning
7. Adobe PDF and Macromedia Flash accessibility issues
8. Publishing accessible versions of Microsoft Office Documents
9. Legal issues in making web resources accessible
10. Discussion of your own web accessibility issues
Registration and additional information is available at:
http://cita.rehab.uiuc.edu/courses/2003-09-REHAB711NC/index.html
Please contact Jon Gunderson for more information at: 217-244-5870 or
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From: gez
Date: Thu, Aug 28 2003 1:01PM
Subject: Re: Assistive Device Behaviour Chart
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Hi Mary,
I have to admit that I'm not that familiar with assistive devices. I performed a search in Google, and it gave me the following page: http://www.soundlinks.com/pwgen.htm. It does mention you have to be in the UK or Ireland to download, and the password for the software is provided on the page.
I downloaded the software, and it works quite well. Being a novice, it was the easiest one to get to grips with, as it required very little configuration to get the results I was after. I would be interested to hear from people who have used it extensively, as it's probably at that point all the extra features of the expensive devices are useful.
Best regards.
Gez
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From: Mary Martinson
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Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 3:08 PM
Subject: RE: Assistive Device Behaviour Chart
I think your chart will be helpful to a lot of people. I have one question. I thought that pwWebSpeak has not been supported for a couple of years. Is this something that people can still get their hands on?
Mary
From: gez
Date: Thu, Aug 28 2003 1:02PM
Subject: Re: Assistive Device Behaviour Chart
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Hi Jon,
That's a good idea, I'll add them to the chart.
Thank you.
Gez
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Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 3:45 PM
Subject: Re: Assistive Device Behaviour Chart
> Gez,
> It would be good to have version numbers of the products being reviewed.
>
> Thanks for the great work.
>
> Jon
>
>
> At 10:21 PM 8/27/2003 +0100, you wrote:
> >Hi All, I'm new to this group.
> >
> >I have decided to maintain a chart of the capabilities of assistive
> >devices so that developers can keep track of how they behave under
certain
> >circumstances: [http://www.juicystudio.com/assistivedeviceschart.html].
> >The charts are in their infancy at the moment, and require a lot more
data
> >before they could be considered a useful resource. Having said that,
there
> >is already some useful information in there to help us begin to
> >understand. I'm hoping to get feedback from users of these devices and
> >from web developers to add further tests so we can see how they behave.
> >
> >Any feedback on these charts will be gratefully received, as their
success
> >depends on it.
> >
> >Best regards.
> >
> >Gez
> >
>
> Jon Gunderson, Ph.D., ATP
> Coordinator of Assistive Communication and Information Technology
> Division of Rehabilitation - Education Services
> MC-574
> College of Applied Life Studies
> University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign
> 1207 S. Oak Street, Champaign, IL 61820
>
> Voice: (217) 244-5870
> Fax: (217) 333-0248
>
> E-mail: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
>
> WWW: http://cita.rehab.uiuc.edu/
> WWW: http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~jongund
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From: Yuko Ishida
Date: Fri, Aug 29 2003 6:36AM
Subject: accessible Flash site
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Hi All, this is my first post to this mailing list.
I'm writing an article about Flash accessibility.
Does anyone know a good accessible Flash site?
Thank you,
Yuko Ishida
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From: Andrew Kirkpatrick
Date: Fri, Aug 29 2003 6:52AM
Subject: Re: accessible Flash site
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> Does anyone know a good accessible Flash site?
This page has a list:
<http://ncam.wgbh.org/richmedia/examples/searchex.php?mt=3&;as=N0>
AWK
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From: Yuko Ishida
Date: Fri, Aug 29 2003 7:31AM
Subject: Re: accessible Flash site
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Hi Andrew,
Thank you for your quick response.
I'll check them.
Yuko Ishida
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From: Holly Marie
Date: Fri, Aug 29 2003 2:14PM
Subject: Re: Assistive Device Behaviour Chart
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From: "gez"
> Hi All, I'm new to this group.
Welcome to the group, it is a great one, and glad to have you as an
added resource and member.
> I have decided to maintain a chart of the capabilities of assistive
devices so that developers can keep track of how they behave under
certain circumstances:
[http://www.juicystudio.com/assistivedeviceschart.html]. The charts are
in their infancy at the moment, and require a lot more data before they
could be considered a useful resource. Having said that, there is
already some useful information in there to help us begin to understand.
I'm hoping to get feedback from users of these devices and from web
developers to add further tests so we can see how they behave.
==So far, it looks great. This would be a nice asset and resource for
many.
==Any feedback on these charts will be gratefully received, as their
success depends on it.
==
Stick with it, as we desperately need resources such as this. With the
information that these charts are being developed, there is a post about
its launch and your website now at http://webstandards.org/ , Today's
archives http://www.webstandards.org/buzz/archive/2003_08.html --
hopefully it will generate some more interest and more feedback. I will
pass the information off to someone who is actively involved with a
local chapter of NFB, and teaching at a university, too.
thanks again, and I surely will be visiting your pages often. Nice job
all the way around. Guidelines, Standards, and Accessibility... keep up
the excellent work.
holly
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From: gez
Date: Sat, Aug 30 2003 6:19AM
Subject: Re: Assistive Device Behaviour Chart
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Hi Holly,
Thank you very much for your kind words and support for this project. The
post on the Web Standards Project is excellent, and will hopefully help
generate some more feedback.
Once again, thank you so much for your support, it really is appreciated.
Best regards.
Gez
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Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 6:20 PM
Subject: Re: Assistive Device Behaviour Chart
> From: "gez"
> > Hi All, I'm new to this group.
>
> Welcome to the group, it is a great one, and glad to have you as an
> added resource and member.
>
> > I have decided to maintain a chart of the capabilities of assistive
> devices so that developers can keep track of how they behave under
> certain circumstances:
> [http://www.juicystudio.com/assistivedeviceschart.html]. The charts are
> in their infancy at the moment, and require a lot more data before they
> could be considered a useful resource. Having said that, there is
> already some useful information in there to help us begin to understand.
> I'm hoping to get feedback from users of these devices and from web
> developers to add further tests so we can see how they behave.
> ==> So far, it looks great. This would be a nice asset and resource for
> many.
>
> ==> Any feedback on these charts will be gratefully received, as their
> success depends on it.
> ==>
> Stick with it, as we desperately need resources such as this. With the
> information that these charts are being developed, there is a post about
> its launch and your website now at http://webstandards.org/ , Today's
> archives http://www.webstandards.org/buzz/archive/2003_08.html --
> hopefully it will generate some more interest and more feedback. I will
> pass the information off to someone who is actively involved with a
> local chapter of NFB, and teaching at a university, too.
>
> thanks again, and I surely will be visiting your pages often. Nice job
> all the way around. Guidelines, Standards, and Accessibility... keep up
> the excellent work.
>
> holly
>
>
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