Comments on: Doing the Right Thing–508 Compliance

By: Sherry

Sherry — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:30:48 +0000

With the new boom in ebooks and ereaders, more and more writers and publishers are paying attention to Section 508…even for non-government publications. The same processes we’ve always used for 508 compliance also enable many of the “read aloud” features on ereaders and apps.

By: Joan - Powerpoint Templates

Joan - Powerpoint Templates — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:33:54 +0000

Thanks for this information. Awareness programs are very important. Regards,
Joan.

By: Sarah Bar

Sarah Bar — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 13:02:10 +0000

Ignorance and lack of information and knowledge is the real reason behind AIDS. Mathematics skills are religious tolerance including memorization of the US Constitution is a necessity in school and in journalism.

By: AIDS.gov

AIDS.gov — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:56:23 +0000

Mark, We appreciate your comment. Technologies, like screen readers, inspire all of us to do our jobs better. As evidenced by the young lady that found your website, they profoundly impact and improve people’s lives. And as Steve Krugs points out, blind people with a computer can now read the newspaper on their own.
We’d also recommend this document that you can available online (for personal use only), “Guidelines for accessible and usable web sites: Observing users who work with screen readers: by Theofanos, M. F. and Redish, J. C., 2003
http://www.redish.net/content/papers/interactions.html
We look forward to hearing about what you find in researching this topic – and hope our resources are helpful.
Thank you,
AIDS.gov team

By: Mark A Briody - Website Designer

Mark A Briody - Website Designer — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:26:56 +0000

During a discussion today with a young lady who found my website through Google I was asked many questions about website building for the disabled. The young lady told me she was almost 100% blind yet gaining access to the internet was something she loved to do and was important to her. At first I thought she was pulling my leg but she was quite serious.
As you might imagine I had to ask her how she came to find my website if she can’t see her computer screen. She went on to explain she has invested in a wonderful piece of software that I’ve never heard of before. The software apparently talks back to you when your mouse hovers over navigations and any hyper links telling you what they are. It also reads back words to you as you scroll over the website…well I never would have thought of such a thing. I still have trouble believing such a piece of software exists.
After the almost one hour call I put myself in the shoes of someone with partial blindness and asked myself “how could I use a website (or the internet for that matter) if I could barley see the computer screen?” Hmmm interesting question isn’t it.
As there are many limits to accessing the web due to disabilities (apart from blindness) I think it’s about time we as web designers need to decided a little time researching what we can do for those who are lesser privileged.
Since speaking with her I was compelled to research the topic which led me to this site. I’ve found very little information that I believe to be helpful however I’m looking forward to investigating all the related links on this site. Thank you for putting such information together as between the phone call and your information my eyes have truly been opened
Mark Briody
Sydney Australia

By: maldives holidays

maldives holidays — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:41:36 +0000

very important info. we need more awareness programs in order to deal with HIV related issues