I've challenged such claims. If the builder says that it is accessible,
show me by using it as if you needed to have that accessibility. The
management staff where I worked insisted that their software was accessible
to people using screen readers. They wanted the blind people to speed up
their voice rates to gather the info more quickly. So a tech put JAWS at
the highest speech rate, turned off the monitor, and played a credit card
number. He then asked managers to repeat what they heard. Not even the
blind screen reader users could do it. Repeating it several times only
wasted time. The speed was then brought down to a reasonable level, and we
could hear and get it the first time it was announced. Managers still
insisted that we crank JAWS up to increase productivity. This is corporate
logic, which is an oxymoron.
Just because there is a ramp, if it is too steep or narrow, and the entrance
is not wide enough, it is not accessible. Same for computers and systems.
If it is unusable, it is not accessible. With proper modification and use,
it can be made accessible, increasing your number of customers.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "dark" <[email protected]>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, April 12, 2013 1:23 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] captcha
This is exactly why it's such an issue charles.
It's fairly clear that this is a lip service to access and wasn't ever
tested as you describe, sort of like someone claiming their building is
wheel chair accessible because it has a ramp that goes straight into the
broom cupboard which is two foot wide and would never actually fit! a
wheel chair, but hay, it's got a ramp! :D.
Beware the grue!
Dark.
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