> The earlier posted screenshot of the application I am > working on involves a content management application. This > is a type of Ajax application not reaching 508 compliance. > I don't see how a visual handicapped person could use this > type of application even when I provided them with a text > version of it.
The sort of reason that I think things like section 508 while laudable are at least attempting to go way too far... So yes, it's good for handicapped people to be able to do the same things as the rest of us -- to a point... But to demand that all things must be accessible to all people regardless of handicap is just going to put handcuffs on everyone. Wait, no, you can't use graphics, because some people can't see... Wait, no you can't use audio, because some people can't hear... What about people who are deaf _and_ blind? How are we supposed to accomodate them? And is it really necessary that because some people can't see or can't see well that _no_one_, not even people with severe miopia should be declined a job where their primary responsibility is to manage content of a visual nature (text) which logically _should_ require at least average visual accuity? If you're that miopic, shouldn't you logically be trying to find some other way of making a living or moving in with family who can support you when you can't work anymore? When does the creep of the straightjacket stop? When can we stop and say "okay, some things are just not reasonable". Not that I'm really terribly read up on 508 -- what I know about it could probably fill a thimble... I just think about the possibility of LIBRARIES as typically government-run institutions demanding that their jobs be available to any person no matter how myopic they might be and I have to think "my god, what a freakishly frustrating handcuff to put on people -- a good cause taken to an extreme in a place where it logically shouldn't apply." And I wouldn't be surprised if it's not the case with the current state of 508 regulations that it will become that way. s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 new epoch : isn't it time for a change? add features without fixtures with the onTap open source framework http://macromedia.breezecentral.com/p49777853/ http://www.sys-con.com/author/?id=4806 http://www.fusiontap.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:199204 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
