- From: Eric Eggert <w3c@yatil.de>
- Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 18:01:59 +0200
- To: public-wai-eo-badtf@w3.org
Hi Group, I think we have quite a good implementation for our lightboxes, but it doesn’t hurt to have a screenreader user look over it. Regards, Eric 2009/10/6 Shadi Abou-Zahra <shadi@w3.org>: > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Betr.: accessibility/usability issues with lightboxes? > Date: Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:51:32 +0200 > From: Wilco Fiers <wfiers@bartimeus.nl> > To: <public-wai-eo-badtf@w3.org>, <shadi@w3.org> > CC: <andrew@w3.org> > > Hi Shadi, > > I believe that the lightbox I build for the annotations doesn't cause > any problems for keyboard users. I've also tested it with a screen > reader user, and it wasn't a problem. I didn't read anything on these > sites I hadn't taken into account when building this. I think this > shouldn't be a problem. > > Wilco > >>>> Shadi Abou-Zahra <shadi@w3.org> 05-10-09 15:08 >>> > > Dear group, > > Andrew made me aware of some current blogs and articles discussing the > usability and accessibility of lightboxes. As far as I can tell, these > issues are primarily related to keyboard accessibility of the jQuery > implementation. I'm not sure how much this applies to our annotations. > > Does somebody volunteer to verify this? > > Some of the relevant resources: > - http://standards-next.org/ > - https://www.ssbbartgroup.com/blog/2009/04/07/lightbox-accessibility/ > - https://amp.ssbbartgroup.com - requires sign-up > - http://www.accessifyforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=10487 > > Best, > Shadi > > -- > Shadi Abou-Zahra - http://www.w3.org/People/shadi/ | > WAI International Program Office Activity Lead | > W3C Evaluation & Repair Tools Working Group Chair | > > > > > -- > Shadi Abou-Zahra - http://www.w3.org/People/shadi/ | > WAI International Program Office Activity Lead | > W3C Evaluation & Repair Tools Working Group Chair | > > -- Eric Eggert Waldfischbacher Straße 20, 66978 Leimen/Pfalz, Deutschland Laudongasse 36/714, 1080 Wien, Österreich http://yatil.de/ | http://snookerblog.de/
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