From roswell@umbc.edu Thu Jun 28 08:13:08 2001 Received: from mxu1.u.washington.edu (mxu1.u.washington.edu [140.142.32.8]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.11.2+UW01.01/8.11.2+UW01.04) with ESMTP id f5SFD7020942 for ; Thu, 28 Jun 2001 08:13:07 -0700 Received: from research.umbc.edu (roswell@umbc7.umbc.edu [130.85.6.7]) by mxu1.u.washington.edu (8.11.2+UW01.01/8.11.2+UW01.04) with ESMTP id f5SFD7F06347 for ; Thu, 28 Jun 2001 08:13:07 -0700 Received: from localhost (roswell@localhost) by research.umbc.edu (8.9.0/8.9.3) with ESMTP id LAA715003; Thu, 28 Jun 2001 11:13:00 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: umbc7.umbc.edu: roswell owned process doing -bs Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 11:13:00 -0400 From: Marjorie Roswell To: cc: Laura Blaske Subject: RE: Internet accessibility for disabled people In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Thu, 28 Jun 2001, Richard Hoskins wrote: > These links Sue sent (see below) concerning ADA web site requirements are > quite good. I breezed through a few of them as soon as I opened up her > message. See also: http://research.umbc.edu/~roswell/blind-access.html > > As a comment to others about Web Development tools, I am looking closely at > Dreamweaver 4, a very impressive piece of work. Once you try Dreamweaver, > you will toss FrontPage (in my opinion). But there is a caveat - it is not > cheap. I did not know about its 508 extension. I will check it out. FrontPage has a lot of good things going for it! I use both, and each have their advantages. I also like namo (namo.com) Check it out! > > Dick H > > -----Original Message----- > From: WAPHGIS-owner@u.washington.edu > [mailto:WAPHGIS-owner@u.washington.edu]On Behalf Of Bell, B. Sue (NCI) > Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 5:12 AM > To: 'waphgis@u.washington.edu' > Subject: RE: Internet accessibility for disabled people > > > > > > ---------- > > From: Bell, B. Sue (NCI)[SMTP:BELLSU@MAIL.NIH.GOV] > > Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 5:12:06 AM > > To: 'waphgis@u.washington.edu' > > Subject: RE: Internet accessibility for disabled people > > Auto forwarded by a Rule > > > I am just now learning about this subject as part of defining the > requirements for a website where we envision making the most of data > visualization methods including maps and sophisticated graphics. I look > forward to working together and to leveraging one anothers work to meet or > exceed the Section 508 challenge particularly in the area of mapping. > > Here are a few websites I have in my bookmarks that talk about or provide > tools. I have no personal experience with these so there is no implied > recommendation. > > http://oc.nci.nih.gov/web508/ follow link to the Accessibility Workstation > description that identifies tools that our web support staff are providing > us for testing our websites. Among the tools being provided are JAWS, Lynx, > InFocus and DreamWeaver. The site also includes checklists and tips. > > A 30-day trial download of Macromedia's Dreamweaver 4.0 is available at > http://www.macromedia.com/software/dreamweaver/trial/ > and their latest extention for 508 is available from: > http://dynamic.macromedia.com/bin/MM/exchange/extension_detail.jsp?product=d > reamweaver&extOid=234570 > > The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) site includes: > The Web Accessibility Initiative home page at > http://www.w3.org/WAI/Resources/ > The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines at http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG/ has > an appendix on validation. > > For Bobby approval which I understand is close but not quite in sync with > 508 standards visit http://www.cast.org/bobby/ > > To see an example where a screen reader text file is created for a time > series graph visit http://www.nci.nih.gov/atlasplus/ and follow links: > 1. click on "Interactive Mortality Charts and Graphs" > 2. click on "Link to a version of the Interactive Mortality Charts and > Graphs section, which has been optimized for the visually-impaired" > 3. click on 5-year rates (note that other graphs also work) > 4. click on the [D] just above the graph and a text window will come up > that has a textual description of the graph. CORDA Technology's > (www.corda.com) PopChart software produced these graphs. > > Hope this helps. regards, > Sue Bell, Ph.D. > National Cancer Institute > bellsu@mail.nih.gov > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Hoskins [mailto:healthmaps@home.com] > Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 4:17 PM > To: Susan Kinne; Maptitude; waphgis@u.washington.edu > Subject: Internet accessibility for disabled people > > > I am involved (with many others) in re-developing my agency's web site. This > feature in Adobe (access for the blind - see below > http://www.section508.gov/ ) is going to play a big role in our striving to > develop our website to satisfy ADA standards (and exceed them) in making our > site available for all folks. > > Somewhere there is a website that allows you to see your website in terms of > the ADA standards, any ideas where it is? Other sites which address this > problem - not just the rules - but tools to help developers? > > Dick Hoskins > > -----Original Message----- > From: Marjorie Roswell [mailto:roswell@umbc.edu] > Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 6:34 AM > To: Maptitude > Subject: [Maptitude] PDF / Accessibility > > > Maptitude - http://research.umbc.edu/~roswell/maptitude.html > > > Just a note that Adobe Acrobat Version 5 is accessible to the blind. Prior > versions are not. > > Most of us probably think so visually that we don't think about the > blind, but there is a role for GIS specialists in helping blind people. > Several roles, actually: > > Make your web pages accessible: > http://research.umbc.edu/~roswell/mipage.html > > Get to know the new accessibility laws: > http://www.section508.gov/ > > Develop cool navigational products to help blind people get around. > Compasses, tactile maps, GPS systems, talking palm pilots: all kinds of > cool things you could do with your skills. > > Close your eyes, and think about how you would get your work done if you > couldn't see. > > > > _________________________________________________________ > Marjorie Roswell, Spatial Analyst > UMBC Center for Health Program Development and Management > 1000 Hilltop Circle Fx: (410)455-6850 > Baltimore, MD 21250 E: roswell@umbc.edu > Ph: (410)455-6802 http://umbc.edu/~roswell/mipage.html > _________________________________________________________ > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, write to maptitude-unsubscribe@listbot.com > _________________________________________________________ Marjorie Roswell, Spatial Analyst UMBC Center for Health Program Development and Management 1000 Hilltop Circle Fx: (410)455-6850 Baltimore, MD 21250 E: roswell@umbc.edu Ph: (410)455-6802 http://umbc.edu/~roswell/mipage.html _________________________________________________________ .