- From: Kynn Bartlett <kynn@reef.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 08:05:04 -0800
- To: "David Poehlman" <poehlman1@home.com>, "Mike Scott" <mscott@msfw.com>, "WAI Interest Group" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>, "Jo Donkin" <j.m.donkin@durham.ac.uk>
At 06:50 AM 2/16/2001, David Poehlman wrote: >I'd add that it is even more vital if possible to have experience with >assistive technology. Often times, lack of experience in using it can >lead to false impressions. This is an excellent point. I would say that it is more important to _get experienced users to test your work_ rather than _having hands- on experience yourself_. In other words, if you want to know if your site works with assistive technology, round up a regular screen reader user and hire or bribe or plead with her to test your site. Don't assume that _your_ experience, if you are a visually oriented user playing with a screen reader, is good enough to test. I never trust my own experiences with a screen reader, ever. I barely know how to operate the thing. The only thing I ever personally use a screen reader for is demos -- showing people how bad certain web sites sound. I have found it is very hard for sighted people to become good at screenreader use. --Kynn -- Kynn Bartlett <kynn@reef.com> Technical Developer Liaison Customer Management/Edapta Reef North America Tel +1 949-567-7006 ________________________________________ ACCESSIBILITY IS DYNAMIC. TAKE CONTROL. ________________________________________ http://www.reef.com
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