navigation; however, the preceeding section of 508 that covers software
applications and operating systems does.
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Subpart B -- Technical Standards
� 1194.21 Software applications and operating systems.
(a) When software is designed to run on a system that has a keyboard,
product functions shall be executable from a keyboard where the function
itself or the result of performing a function can be discerned textually.
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My apologies for the confusion.
-Kevin
----- Original Message -----
From: "G" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 2:41 PM
Subject: Re: Section 508
> It's interesting that someone mentioned "nothing in 508 requires support
for keyboard navigation".
>
> 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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