- From: Charles McCathieNevile <charles@w3.org>
- Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2000 10:20:13 -0500 (EST)
- To: Jamie Fox <jfox@fenix2.dol-esa.gov>
- cc: "'Reidy Brown'" <rbrown@blackboard.com>, "'EASI-ED3 EASI Online Workshop: Creating Accessible HTML'" <EASI-ED3@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>, "Disacc@Onelist. Com" <disacc@onelist.com>, "w3c-wai-ig@w3.org" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
In addition you should use a screen magnifier, a low volume and a soundless system, get some software that turns your keyboard into a two or three-key system (or an intellikeys keyboard), a dual-boot linux system with a copy of emacspeak on it is a good idea. Also, a couple of other pieces of screenreader software may be enlightening. Some disabilities like colour-blindness and cognitive disabilities are dificult to simulate through hardware or software... cheers Charles McCN On Tue, 4 Jan 2000, Jamie Fox wrote: For a blindness simulation get some screen reading software (JAWS etc) or a voice browser (PW Webspeak) and try to use the site with the monitor turned off. The user experience of some other physical disabilities may be simulated by not using the mouse at all and relying on the keyboard exclusively. These two tests can be very enlightening. -Jamie Fox -----Original Message----- From: Reidy Brown [SMTP:rbrown@blackboard.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 9:09 AM To: 'EASI-ED3 EASI Online Workshop: Creating Accessible HTML' Cc: Disacc@Onelist. Com; w3c-wai-ig@w3.org Subject: Testing Setup for Accessible Web Sites/Applications I am setting up a computer as an accessibility testbed for the web developers in our company. What hardware and software do I need? What are the most common setups for people with various disabilities? (I know this is a complex question, but I'd appreciate any input.) I suspect that the software version number is as important and the software type... how far back do I need to go? (Most of our users are in the higher education field.) Reidy _________________________________________ Reidy Brown Accessibility Coordinator/ Senior Web Application Developer mailto:rbrown@blackboard.com http://www.blackboard.com ____________________________________________ -- Charles McCathieNevile mailto:charles@w3.org phone: +61 409 134 136 W3C Web Accessibility Initiative http://www.w3.org/WAI 21 Mitchell Street, Footscray, VIC 3011, Australia (I've moved!)
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