Re: Looking for bad JavaScript examples!

Try http://www.hass.usu.edu/main.htm  the top two links around the circle use a mouseover that show additional links.  There is no way to get to 
those links using JAWS.

Jeff Isom

> 
> On Thu, 16 Nov 2000, Bailey, Bruce wrote:
> 
> > Thanks Marti for the suggestion.  JCPenny wasn't as bad as I was hoping for.
> > I am looking for examples where what looks like straight text is pulled from
> > a separate .js file.  I am also looking for examples where there are buttons
> > (or links) that can't be tabbed to and can't be activated from the keyboard.
> > I understand that events like "onMouseUp" can cause this effect, but I
> > couldn't find a site that uses that sort of code (I suspect onClick has
> > better cross-browser support).  I have, of course, come across plenty of
> > sites with these kinds of accessibility problems -- but I can't find one now
> > that I am looking for a clear counter-example!
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Marti [mailto:marti@agassa.com]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 4:20 PM
> > > To: Bailey, Bruce; w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
> > > Subject: Re: Another JavaScript question!
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Try JCPenny.com - they have a JavaScript navigation that uses a large
> > > <noscript> section that should make it accessible, however 
> > > you have to turn
> > > off JavaScript to get that, even then the links don't show up 
> > > in the link
> > > list for JFW.
> > > Marti
> > > 
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Bailey, Bruce" <Bruce_Bailey@ed.gov>
> > > To: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 3:53 PM
> > > Subject: Another JavaScript question!
> > > 
> > > 
> > >> Thanks for all the great assistance with making JavaScript 
> > >> "pop-up" help
> > >> usable with a text-only browser.
> > >> Now I am looking for examples of the opposite kind...
> > >>
> > >> Can anyone point me towards sites where the JavaScript is 
> > >> of the sort that
> > >> even with IE5+ and JFW 3.7 the pages are inaccessible?
> > >> I am looking for examples where:
> > >> (1)  a screenreader cannot get at text, and/or
> > >> (2)  buttons cannot be tabbed to (that is, they must be 
> > >> activated by the mouse cursor).
> > >>
> > >> Also, if people can advise as to what the code would use to 
> > >> create these
> > >> highly inaccessible pages, I would be most appreciative.
> > >>
> > >> For what it's worth, the "onClick" attribute is not what I 
> > >> am looking for.
> > >> Said links can be tabbed to and activated with the return key!
> > >>
> > >> Thanks very much.
> > >> -- Bruce Bailey
> > 
> > 
>

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