- From: Joan Piroch <d4951@sccoast.net>
- Date: Thu, 09 Dec 1999 09:15:37 -0500
- To: "Paul Booth" <paul@disinhe.ac.uk>
- Cc: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>, "David Sloan" <dsloan@computing.dundee.ac.uk>, "Murray Rowan" <mrowan@computing.dundee.ac.uk>, "Peter Gregor" <pgregor@computing.dundee.ac.uk>
Hi Paul.
I just ran the front page through BOBBY and it does not meet Priority 1
guidelines, to wit:
1.Provide alternative text for all image map hot-spots. (1 instance)
Line 38:
2.Provide alternative text for all images. (21 instances)
I would say they need to do a bit more work to make the material truly
accessible! Since I never saw the site before today I can not say whether
the "changes" are an improvement in accessibility.
Regards...
Paul DiPasquale
At 10:47 AM 12/9/99 -0000, Paul Booth wrote:
>Hi there,
>
>I've been asked some questions about the accessibility of the material
>produced by, and the interface of WebCT version 2 which was released in
>October:
>
>http://www.webct.com/v2/
>
>They have statements on their web site such as
>
>"The Bulletin Board now can display messages in a no frames view.
>This makes the bulletin board easier for a screen-reader to use. In
>this view, the screen displays either hyperlinked threads or
>individual messages."
>
>and
>
>"Accessibility.
>Most built-in images now have ALT tags and many incorporate
>"mouseovers," showing text (ALT) information at the bottom of the
>browser. A no-frames version of Bulletin Board and Mail has been
>added. The online Help contains an informative section on
>Accessibility."
>
>I'm keen to find out if anyone has actually used it or had a look at it, and
>whether the improvements they mention have actually made an impact on the
>usability of the material produced for disabled people.
>
>Cheers.
>--
>Paul Booth, Project Officer, DISinHE Office.
>>SNIP<<
Received on Thursday, 9 December 1999 09:19:14 UTC