Hi John, I am responding to this content from the below message. I guess page conformance really isn't that important after all, and that Google's commitment to an accessible web is mostly just empty words, as actions really do speak louder than pictures, uhm, I mean words.
This statement is inaccurate and incorrect from what I know about Google. I use Google search and Google accessible search every day. Google has listened to the disabled community and has done much to help us access their content. I also use GMail, which has an HTML interface that screen readers can use easily. Just a few days ago, I tried Google Calendar, which was accessible, as far as I could tell from using it for a few minutes. There is also a text version of Google Maps. I could go on a bit longer, but you have truly thrown out the baby with the bath water on this one. You have spoken out of bitterness, rather than fact. Thanks. Jim James D Homme, Usability Engineering, Highmark Inc., [EMAIL PROTECTED], 412-544-1810 "The difference between those who get what they wish for and those who don't is action. Therefore, every action you take is a complete success,regardless of the results." -- Jerrold Mundis Highmark internal only: For usability and accessibility: http://highwire.highmark.com/sites/iwov/hwt093/ "John Foliot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: To w3c-wai-ig-reques [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/02/2008 02:44 Subject PM OFF TOPIC - Shame on Google All, While we must acknowledge that Google has been scrambling since the leak of their impending "Chrome" web browser, it is indeed truly sad that the "comic book" they professionally produced and released on the web today (www.google.com/googlebooks/chrome/index.html) is nothing but a series of images with, guess what - no alternative text at all. I guess page conformance really isn't that important after all, and that Google's commitment to an accessible web is mostly just empty words, as actions really do speak louder than pictures, uhm, I mean words. JF If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. All GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo, and can be searched through and sorted using the search form at the bottom of the page. If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include leave gw-info in the body of the message.
