Hello Joe, Travis and all:
Travis's explanation convinced me to jump on the bandwagon. It is a Tuesday
(wink).
Count me in Joe for volunteering to assist. Like Travis I cannot vouch for what
will happen and I am not a fan of flash either (yuck).
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From: Travis Siegel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by the
blind <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Looking for VoiceOver usability testers for quick project
> My understanding is that this ajax technology doesn't behave real
> well for screen readers, but having never used it, I can't confirm
> this for myself.
> What I can though is that unless the updated text is in a separate
> frame, it's a *lot* of work to get to it using voiceover. The other
> problem is that generally, voice over gives no indication the page
> changed. Also, with the current implementation of voiceover and
> safari, there's no way to jump to a place in the current document,
> any page that does this simply puts vo back at the top of the page at
> worst, or leaves it in the same place at best.
> Now, with that said:
> I'm not opposed to testing a site for you. As long as it doesn't use
> flash. I really hate flash.
> On Apr 18, 2006, at 11:59 AM, Joe Clark wrote:
>
> > I have a Web usability test coming up-- a really quick one using an
> > Ajax application. Ajax, which used to be an acronym but is now just
> > a word, refers to using scripting to cause parts of a page to
> > update without refreshing the whole page. (If you've ever used
> > Gmail, you've been using Ajax.)
> >
> > I'm giving a presentation on Ajax accessibility and am looking for
> > a handful of people to carry out three tasks on a real Web site
> > that will be set up with a demo account. I'm looking for VoiceOver
> > testers.
> >
> > The good news? You get credited in the ultimate presentation notes.
> > The bad news? There ain't no money in it.
> >
> > Let me know if you're interested.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Joe Clark | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Accessibility <http://joeclark.org/access/>
> > Expect criticism if you top-post
> >
> >
> >
>
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