- From: John Foliot <john.foliot@deque.com>
- Date: Thu, 18 May 2017 15:33:10 -0500
- To: Katie Haritos-Shea <ryladog@gmail.com>
- Cc: Andrew Kirkpatrick <akirkpat@adobe.com>, WCAG <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>, Wayne Dick <wayneedick@gmail.com>, "Repsher, Stephen J" <stephen.j.repsher@boeing.com>
- Message-ID: <CAKdCpxyOAMgBC+wBT3Vn2bGMXPjq4oGkdSw4LQ8nrdU0asofUw@mail.gmail.com>
Don't we all love getting presents on special days? What an awesome note to get on GAAD day. JF On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 3:29 PM, Katie Haritos-Shea <ryladog@gmail.com> wrote: > Awesome!! Thank you!! > > Katie Haritos-Shea > 703-371-5545 <(703)%20371-5545> > > On May 18, 2017 2:26 PM, "Andrew Kirkpatrick" <akirkpat@adobe.com> wrote: > >> Wow, Steve, this is fantastic – thanks so much for making that happen! >> >> >> Thanks, >> AWK >> >> Andrew Kirkpatrick >> Group Product Manager, Accessibility >> Adobe >> >> akirkpat@adobe.com >> http://twitter.com/awkawk >> >> From: "Repsher, Stephen J" <stephen.j.repsher@boeing.com> >> Date: Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 15:03 >> To: WCAG <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org> >> Subject: GitHub accessibility improvements >> Resent-From: WCAG <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org> >> Resent-Date: Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 15:03 >> >> I followed up with GitHub support regarding easier navigation of comment >> threads. They responded by implementing an <h3> tag around each comment’s >> header containing the name and date/time. This change is live on the site >> now. >> >> >> >> To keep the dialogue open with their accessibility team, I also made them >> aware of the list of fixes implemented by the NV Access GreaseMonkey script >> (listed below). I’ll keep the group apprised of any additional changes >> they inform me of. >> >> >> >> Steve >> >> >> >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >> >> >> Hey Steve, >> >> Thanks for sending that over! I'll pass those suggestions over to our >> accessibility team. :) >> >> Cheers, >> Antonio >> GitHub Support >> >> Okay, thanks. For other accessibility issues, you might start by taking a >> look at the list of fixes implemented by the NV Access Grease Monkey >> script >> (https://github.com/nvaccess/axSGrease >> <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fnvaccess%2FaxSGrease&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cdde342830f0943f3f36208d49e20be03%7Cfa7b1b5a7b34438794aed2c178decee1%7C0%7C0%7C636307310853765090&sdata=J%2BmbO871oR%2Bs92OEqgKSMTVHqSwT6rAwVnfHoSwRdyU%3D&reserved=0>). >> I've copied it here: >> >> This script improves the accessibility of GitHub. It does the following: >> • Makes various headings accessible as headings, including: >> • Comment headers in issues, pull requests and commits >> • Commit group headers in commit listings >> • The commit title for single commits >> • The header for each changed file in pull requests and commits >> • Ensures that various data tables aren't treated as layout tables, >> including: >> • The file content when viewing a single file >> • File listings >> • Diff content >> • Tables in Markdown content >> • When there are lines of code which can be commented on (e.g. a pull >> request or commit), puts the comment buttons after (rather than before) >> the >> code. >> • Makes the state of checkable menu items accessible; e.g. in the watch >> and >> labels pop-ups. >> • Marks "Add your reaction" buttons as having a pop-up, focuses the first >> reaction when the add button is pressed and makes the labels of the >> reaction buttons less verbose. >> >> >> >> -- John Foliot Principal Accessibility Strategist Deque Systems Inc. john.foliot@deque.com Advancing the mission of digital accessibility and inclusion
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