Drew, Thank you for this admittedly disheartening information. Can I just do an alternate, text-based site? Am I dreaming or wouldn't this be easier?
Is it correct to assume that people using aural browsers never use NN 4.? TIA Sherry "Trusz, Andrew" wrote: > Sherry wrote: > <snip> > maybe I just have another question: is that enough for text-reading > persons with visual impairments to be able to use the page nicely? Can their > browsers read those alt tags even if they don't show up in the little boxes, > is > the mouse over label enough for them? > </snip> > > It's a very long way from accessible. Aural browsers read all the content. > Tables are read left to right and down each row. The navigation is via the > tab key and not the mouse. > > So at minimum you need to start with a "skip nav" link so the nav buttons > and bars can be skipped over and the main content gone to directly. More > importantly, mouseovers are a major problem for aural browsers because of > the tab key, not a mouse, for navigation. In other words, no mouseover, no > alt tags since they are in the replacement image not the original image. > Hence you have to provide an entire alternative method for producing the > same effect for non-mouse devices. This is usually done with css using > display:none so the sighted don't see it but it can be read. > > It's not easy. Us sighteds think about it visually. You can expect your code > to pretty much almost double to do a site 508 compliant. It's made much > worse by using table layouts. CSS box design at least will generally get the > content in linear order (absolute positioning messes this up). > > drew > > ____ • The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM • ____ > To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: > http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub > > ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ > > You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____ • The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM • ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
