I was discussing 508 with a co-worker here who had been studying up on it for some time, when he got tired of my questions, he basically told me "the best way to ensure that you are 508 compliant, is to make sure that anything and everything on your website can be done without a mouse (using only the keyboard)".
So now i'm a bit confused. Is mouseless navigation a key component for 508 compliance??
Brian
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Vernon
To: CF-Talk
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 2:07 PM
Subject: RE: Section 508
> 2. Even though it may cause an accessibility problem, it's not technically
> broken by 508 guidelines. Nothing in 508 requires support for keyboard
> navigation.
Wow, that is poor! My step-mother has Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) and was
diagnosed with it when she was 11 or 12. She lost her sight totally about 10
years ago. About a year ago, we bought a DELL laptop that I configured with
screen reader software and I also sat there for two hours sticking on
transparent braile stickers over the keys so it was more friendly for her to
use. She uses the keyboard for everything. The mouse is a waste of time for
her, it is there only for other people to use when they need to work on her
PC.
The fact that there is no mandatory requirement in Section 508 for keyboard
navigation seems somewhat flawed for legislature that is designed for
accessibility purposes does it not?
And yes, they need to work on their CF code a bit..... :)
Paul
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