This sounds like another webvisum?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Moderator" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 11:26 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Web Accessibility > Picked this off of another list, and felt it would be beneficial to > everyone. > HTH, > Richard q. Justice-list moderator > > I'd like to introduce an exciting service that was made available last > week. This is a collaborative way to improve the accessibility of the > web. Basically, screen reader users can submit requests to make a site > more accessible, such as adding a heading, labeling a graphic and so on. > A community of volunteers or supporters can take a look at the requests > and the web site and make updates to a server so that these suggestions > will be available the next time you access the site. Furthermore, these > updates will be available to anyone accessing the same site. > > Below, Hiro--one of the researchers--explains how to request and IBM ID, > install the JAWS scripts and use the service. The tutorial he points to > is especially good. If you have any questions, please send them to > Hiro-who's email address is below, or myself. I'll answer what I can and > forward the rest on to Hiro. > > Date: 07/09/2008 01:10 PM > Subject: Social Accessibility Project > > Hi Christopher, > > Thank you for your great support in development phase! > We finally started an external service, just yesterday. > The number of active volunteers is increasing, > so now, we really welcome participation of screen reader users. > Could you forward this mail to potential participants? > I will attach a brief description and an instruction to join the > > service. > > What is the Social Accessibility Project? > > The Social Accessibility Project is a service whose goal is to make Web > > pages more accessible to people with disabilities. The service gathers > > users' input and uses the power of the open community while not > > changing any existing content. > > This pilot service focuses on users of screen readers. Users > > encountering Web access problems anywhere at any time can immediately > > report problems to the Social Accessibility server. Volunteers (called > > supporters) can be quickly notified and can easily respond by creating > > and publishing the requested accessibility metadata, which will help > > other users who encounter the same problems. Users themselves are also > > allowed to improve accessibility of pages by sharing landmarks on a > > page. Site owners can learn about methods for future accessibility > > renovations based on the volunteers' external metadata. > > The system consists of tools and a server that enables the > > collaborative authoring. The entire process is empowered by various > > collaboration services, such as comments, discussions, measurements, > > and incentives. > > Front page > http://services.alphaworks.ibm.com/socialaccessibility/ > > How to join it? > > Step 1. Please get an IBM ID. > https://socialaccessibility.alphaworks.ibm.com/help/get_ibm_id > If you have any problem with IBM ID, please contact call center. > +1 888 426 4409 or +1 303 262 5669 in U.S. > > Step 2. Please sign up to the service with IBM ID and password. In the > > sign up process, please select "join as a user". > https://socialaccessibility.alphaworks.ibm.com/account/login > > Step 3. Download and install a screen reader extension for Jaws. > http://socialaccessibility.alphaworks.ibm.com/help/download_user > > Step 4. Please refer the tutorial section for submitting requests. > http://socialaccessibility.alphaworks.ibm.com/help/jfw_tutorial > > Step 5. For further questions, please refer FAQ or help documents, or > > contact me at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > FAQ > http://services.alphaworks.ibm.com/socialaccessibility/faq.html > > Help > http://socialaccessibility.alphaworks.ibm.com/help > > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Visit the Blind Computing home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php > If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
