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Thread: From the mouth of the users [May 2008]
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LSW
Advanced Member USA Joined: Nov 27, 2003 Post Count: 6287 Status: Offline |
It is my hope to find and place articles here that will give you an idea of how those with disabilities "see" and use the web site. So here is the first and I hope to have more to follow.
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If these people can do these things... imagine what they can do with a simple accessible web site. After seeing these... I really do not want to here developers saying that accessibility is to hard and not enough people benefit from it. ---------------------------------------- Gu.aal kwsh� yak'�i it�akw ijeet wugood�k LSW-WebDesign.com ---------------------------------------- [Edit 10 times, last edit by LSW at May 30, 2008 4:11:58 PM] |
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LSW
Advanced Member USA Joined: Nov 27, 2003 Post Count: 6287 Status: Offline |
Updated, see Multiple Technologies Clear Obstacles By Jonathan Avila (on being legally blind, while having usable vision) ---------------------------------------- Gu.aal kwsh� yak'�i it�akw ijeet wugood�k LSW-WebDesign.com |
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LSW
Advanced Member USA Joined: Nov 27, 2003 Post Count: 6287 Status: Offline |
Updated again, added a link to a Webaim article with video interviews of those with disabilities. ---------------------------------------- Gu.aal kwsh� yak'�i it�akw ijeet wugood�k LSW-WebDesign.com |
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elvenjewel
Newbie Joined: Sep 3, 2007 Post Count: 26 Status: Offline |
This was really enlightening! Two comments: Since I'm a newbie, do the "alt" and "title" attributes he's talking about go with the "a href" tag? I seem to remember "title" being there, but thought "alt" only applied to images. Also, I understand using "a:focus" in CSS will make the website keyboard-accessible. My particular website, BTW, doesn't attract any more physically disabled people than any other website. The vast majority of mentally ill folk are not also physically disabled. Of course, some are, so accommodating them will be a good thing. Thank you for creating this forum!  |
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LSW
Advanced Member USA Joined: Nov 27, 2003 Post Count: 6287 Status: Offline |
Title is a attribute for extending the text on a hyperlink or another example is defining a word in another language... say using the german term and using title to give the English term. Yes, alt is for images, it is a alternitive text to explain whatever info the image is showing. Simple example would be a Pie chart of profits, you would add the profit info in a text form for those who cannot see the image for whatever reason. Accessibility is not just about physical disabilities. Dar sites can negatively effect those with depression, red on black can be hard for colorblind to read. Large red areas or flashing fast animation can trigger epileptic seizures. Long text blocks or complicated text can effect those with attention deficets or reading impairments. Scrolling text is useless for those with attention deficets and reading impairments as well and to much animation can have a negative effects. Justified text can be a mine field for Dislexics as well as text with overly large word choices... Mental disabilities are as important in accessibilty as physical, only they are not as well supported in accessibility guidelines and laws. ---------------------------------------- Gu.aal kwsh� yak'�i it�akw ijeet wugood�k LSW-WebDesign.com |
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elvenjewel
Newbie Joined: Sep 3, 2007 Post Count: 26 Status: Offline |
Title is a attribute for extending the text on a hyperlink or another example is defining a word in another language... say using the german term and using title to give the English term. Yes, alt is for images, it is a alternitive text to explain whatever info the image is showing. Simple example would be a Pie chart of profits, you would add the profit info in a text form for those who cannot see the image for whatever reason. Accessibility is not just about physical disabilities. Dar sites can negatively effect those with depression, red on black can be hard for colorblind to read. Large red areas or flashing fast animation can trigger epileptic seizures. Long text blocks or complicated text can effect those with attention deficets or reading impairments. Scrolling text is useless for those with attention deficets and reading impairments as well and to much animation can have a negative effects. Justified text can be a mine field for Dislexics as well as text with overly large word choices... Mental disabilities are as important in accessibilty as physical, only they are not as well supported in accessibility guidelines and laws. Thank you for the clarification on "alt" and "title." That's what I thought; I just wasn't sure. :) Some questions: What are "dar" sites? What kind of scrolling text are you talking about? My whole site is built around the idea that the nav and sidebar are static, and the content is readable through use of a scrollbar. Is this okay, or are you talking about "marquee" style text? Also, did you pick up all this stuff because it interested you? You seem to know a LOT! |
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shelfimage
Advanced Member USA Joined: Mar 24, 2005 Post Count: 3000 Status: Offline |
What are "dar" sites? What kind of scrolling text are you talking about? 'Dark' sites ;) Text that scrolls across the screen horizontally or vertically, like a news ticker. ---------------------------------------- "The art of life lies in a constant readjustment to our surroundings." -Okakura Kakuzo Save the developers<!> Maine Webworks |
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LSW
Advanced Member USA Joined: Nov 27, 2003 Post Count: 6287 Status: Offline |
Thanks Shelf. I tend to type to fast at work and not check. Yea dark sites, and I mean any automated scrolling text, JavaScript, tickers, marquee and Flash. Why? Good question, I picked it up by accident while in school, found it not covered and looked into it. My daughter is legally disabled in Germany though here it is just a emotional Impairment, my sister was epileptic as a kid. Just blew me away that blind folk could actually surf, once I thought about it I knew it was a niche and what an advantage the net can be for them... ever seen a brail book!? My ex-wife and I ived next to a home for blind people. Once I understood web design for the visually impaired I began seeing it everywhere for different impairments and disabilities and became impassioned to do what is right.. build accessible web sites for everyone and teach others to do the same. The good folk here showed an interest and began accepting it so I began writing and stef gave me a board... I became the reverend LSW and the rest is history. Now I am a member of the Guild of Accessible Web Designers and the Sate of Alaska hired me for my knowledge in the area where I wrote up some papers for them. ---------------------------------------- Gu.aal kwsh� yak'�i it�akw ijeet wugood�k LSW-WebDesign.com |
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LSW
Advanced Member USA Joined: Nov 27, 2003 Post Count: 6287 Status: Offline |
Updated with my missing "A Christmas tale about accessible shopping." This is a great story and I lost the link to it and always wanted it in this post, i found it again. ---------------------------------------- Gu.aal kwsh� yak'�i it�akw ijeet wugood�k LSW-WebDesign.com |
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LSW
Advanced Member USA Joined: Nov 27, 2003 Post Count: 6287 Status: Offline |
3 YouTube videos added ---------------------------------------- Gu.aal kwsh� yak'�i it�akw ijeet wugood�k LSW-WebDesign.com |
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