Maybe this is too obvious to be stated, but the definitive site for information regarding 508 compliance is http://www.section508.gov .
Additionally, Macromedia has an extension (actually provided by a third party) that you can download for evaluating and fixing pages regarding accessibility and 508. I would provide the URL but the query string is long and would probably create confusion. Just search 508 at Macromedia.com and you can find it. Robert J. Polickoski Senior Programmer, ISRD Inc. (540) 842-6339 [EMAIL PROTECTED] AIM - RobertJFP ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Trusz, Andrew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 08:58:28 -0500 >Your examples suggest that the problem isn't with Lynx but with screen >readers. Lynx cleanly separates form and content (the goal of css >standards). Readers don't seem able to perform such separation. So either >developers have to go to extraordinary lengths to accommodate proprietary >screen reader idiosyncrasies or we need a standards based screen reader, and >of course standards based sites. > >On balance, Jochem seems right. Lynx delivers content. So, Jaws over Lynx? >Speech ready Lynx? > >drew >-----Original Message----- >From: Sandy Clark [mailto:slLists@;shayna.com] >Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 2:52 PM >To: CF-Talk >Subject: RE: OT: Section 508 Compliancy > > >Not necessarily the specific portions. It might even comply legally, >but that doesn't meant that it would be easily readable in a screen >reader such as JAWS or Simply Web. > > >To give an example, use three programs. > >Lynx - http://lynx.browser.org Text Only Web Site. >Any regular internet browser - IE, Netscape >Simply Web 2000 http://www.econointl.com/sw/ A free text and speech web >browser. > >Then, just for giggles, look at www.whitehouse.gov in each. This is >supposed to be a 508 compliant site but doesn't validate in Bobby. >Reads really well in Lynx, but notice what happens in the screen reader. > > >This site http://www.ehdp.com/vitalnet/ did validate in Bobby. But >again, look it in the screen reader. This is a good example of sites >that follow the letter of the law, but not the spirit. > > >A great book is published by Glasshaus, Accessible Web Sites, Jim >Thatcher. Delves into a lot of trying to make a site truly compliant, >not just verifiable by BOBBY. > >Another option (which is what I am starting to work towards) is using >separating my content totally from presentation using XHTML and CSS2. >By doing this, 508 becomes incredibly easy and truly useful. > >Glasshaus - Cascading Style Sheets: Separating Content from Presentation >- Briggs > >Some sites if you are interested. >http://www.glish.com >http://www.webstandards.org >http://www.alistapart.com > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:jochemd@;oli.tudelft.nl] >Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 11:11 AM >To: CF-Talk >Subject: Re: OT: Section 508 Compliancy > > >Kevin Graeme wrote: > >> Sorry Jochem, but that just means it works in Lynx not that it meets >> all the 508 criteria. > >Which parts of 1194.22 wouldn't it comply with then? > >Jochem > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting.
