- From: Andrew Arch <andrew.arch@nils.org.au>
- Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 13:33:17 +1100
- To: <shadi@w3.org>
- Cc: <public-wai-ert-tools@w3.org>
Hello again, I also propose that the navigation tools and proofs of concept from TRACE in 2001: * Navigation Power Toys for IE (Andrew) - http://trace.wisc.edu/world/doc_access/index.htm#nav-tools should also be dropped from the listing of "Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools" Please comment. Andrew -----Original Message----- From: Shadi Abou-Zahra [mailto:shadi@w3.org] Sent: Wednesday, 23 November 2005 11:20 AM To: Andrew Arch Cc: public-wai-ert-tools@w3.org Subject: Re: W3C List of Evaluation Tools Hi Andrew, Here you are: * Muffin filtering proxy server * Navigation Power Toys for IE * Microsoft Power Point WWW Publishing Accessibility Wizard (another link at: Powerpoint Accessibility Wizard) * Office 2000 HTML Filter * PDF to HTML Converter Thanks! Shadi Andrew Arch wrote: > hi Shadi, > > I'm happy to take a few more too if there are still some unallocated ones. > > Andrew > > -----Original Message----- > From: Shadi Abou-Zahra [mailto:shadi@w3.org] > Sent: Wednesday, 23 November 2005 10:55 AM > To: Sandor Herramhof > Cc: Andrew Arch; public-wai-ert-tools@w3.org > Subject: Re: W3C List of Evaluation Tools - Color blindness assistive > tool > > > Hi Sandor, > > Thanks for offering to take more tools, I've assigned these batch of 5 tools > to you: > <http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/2005/tools> > * ht://Check > * NetMechanic > * NIST WebMetrics Tool Suite > * Reading level calculator > * Style and Diction > > (They were originally mine but I am really struggling with time in keeping > the TF going) > > Thanks, > Shadi > > > Sandor Herramhof wrote: > >>Hi Andrew, Shadi, >> >>no problem, I wanted to start this morning with Visolve, but >>then read your mail (that you've already contacted them). >> >>So, Shadi I'm open for another bunch of mail adresses ;) >> >>Regards, >>Sandor >> >> >> >>>>>"Andrew Arch" <andrew.arch@nils.org.au> 22.11.2005 00:28 >>> >> >>Sorry to jump in - had a free moment this morning so took the >>initiative. >>Next time I'll ask :) >> >>Sandor, please advise the status of your follow-up - do I need to >>contact >>Masahiko and explain the duplication? >> >>Andrew >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Shadi Abou-Zahra [mailto:shadi@w3.org] >>Sent: Tuesday, 22 November 2005 9:59 AM >>To: Andrew Arch; Sandor Herramhof >>Subject: Re: W3C List of Evaluation Tools - Color blindness assistive >>tool >> >> >>Hi Andrew, >> >>Thanks for taking this on but please note that Sandor had also taken up >>this >>tool (sadly this was never communicated to the list, my fault). >> >>Anyway, Sandor please hold off contacting this developer if you >>haven't >>already done so. Otherwise I suggest that Andrew sends a follow up >>message >>to Masahiko explaining the confusion so that the communication with >>Sandor >>can continue. >> >>Regards, >> Shadi >> >> >>Andrew Arch wrote: >> >> >>>Dear Masahiko, >>> >>>The W3C/WAI Evaluation and Repair Tools Working Group (ERT WG) is >> >>currently >> >> >>>in the process of updating the following list of Web accessibility >>>evaluation tools on which your tool is listed: >>> * <http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/existingtools> >>> >>>The new version of this tools list will provide sorting capabilities >> >>so >>that >> >> >>>users are able to find tools according to their specific needs. The >>>following static mock-ups show how this sortable list will look >> >>like: >> >> >>> * <http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/Drafts/eval/tools/> >>> >>>We are contacting you to help populate the database with current >> >>information >> >> >>>about your tool. Below you will find information about your tool that >> >>is >> >> >>>currently available to us. Please review this information, complete >> >>any >> >> >>>missing fields or provide changes. >>> >>>This information will be published unless we receive correction or >>>amendments. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact >>> * Andrew Arch <andrew.arch@nils.org.au> >>> * Shadi Abou-Zahra <shadi@w3.org> >>> >>> >>>TOOL IDENTIFICATION: >>>* TOOL NAME: Visolve >>>* VENDOR NAME: Ryobi System Solutions >>>* HOME PAGE: http://www.ryobi-sol.co.jp/visolve/en/ >>>* RELEASE DATE: 2005-10-01 >>>(YYYY-MM-DD format) >>>* VERSION NUMBER: 3.0 >>>* DESCRIPTION: (200 characters maximum) >>>Visolve is the software that transforms colors of the computer >> >>display >>into >> >> >>>the discriminable colors for various people including people with >> >>color >> >> >>>vision deficiency, commonly called color blindness. One of its aims >> >>is to >> >> >>>help people with color blindness guess a normal color. It can also be >> >>used >> >> >>>to select colours that color-blind users will be able to discern. >> >>Visolve >> >> >>>comes in two forms: >>>1) Visolve Deflector is the program invoked by Windows start menu, >> >>shortcut, >> >> >>>etc. By using it, you can transform color in the specified area, or >> >>color >>of >> >> >>>the entire screen. Moreover, you can adjust the transformation degree >> >>and >> >> >>>can change the appearance of Visolve Toolbar. >>>2) Visolve Toolbar appears at the desktop taskbar, the Explorer >> >>window, >>and >> >> >>>the Internet Explorer window by selecting the Visolve item in each >> >>menu. >>You >> >> >>>can transform color of the entire screen, and color of the entire >> >>Explorer >> >> >>>window respectively. >>> >>>TOOL FEATURES: >>>(The following features are described in the document "Selecting Web >>>Accessibility Evaluation Tools" available at >>><http://www.w3.org/WAI/eval/selectingtools>) >>>* OVERALL FUNCTIONALITY >>>- Accessible to people with disabilities: >>>- Assist manual evaluation for accessibility: yes >>>- Execute automated accessibility checks: >>>- Provide semi-automated repair options: >>>- Remote on-line service: >>>- Other: >>> >>>* USER INTERFACES >>>- Generate reports: >>>- In-page feedback: >>>- Page transformations: yes >>>- Step-by-step evaluations: >>>- Other: >>> >>>* LANGUAGES >>>- English: yes >>>- French: >>>- German: >>>- Italian: >>>- Japanese: yes >>>- Spanish: >>>- Other: >>> >>>* WEB TECHNOLOGIES >>>- CSS, Cascading Style Sheets: >>>- XHTML, Extensible Hypertext Markup Language: >>>- HTML, Hypertext Markup Language: >>>- PDF, Portable Document Format: >>>- SVG, Scalable Vector Graphics: >>>- Other: >>> >>>* OPERATING SYSTEMS >>>- BSD Unix: >>>- Linux: >>>- MacOS: >>>- Solaris: >>>- Windows: yes >>>- Other: >>> >>>* GUIDELINES >>>- AccessiWeb, French national standard: >>>- BITV, German national standard: >>>- Section 508, US national standard: >>>- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0: >>>- Other: >>> >>>* INTEGRATION INTO BROWSERS >>>- Internet Explorer: yes >>>- Mozilla: >>>- Netscape: >>>- Opera: >>>- Other: >>> >>>* INTEGRATION INTO AUTHORING TOOLS >>>- Dreamweaver: >>>- FrontPage: >>>- Photoshop: >>>- Other: >>> >>>* EXPORT FORMATS >>>- CSV, Comma Separated Value: >>>- EARL, Evaluation and Report Language: >>>- HTML, Hypertext Markup Language: >>>- XML, Extensible Markup Language: >>>- Other: >>> >>>* LICENSE MODELS >>>- Commercial: >>>- Free Ware: yes - PLEASE CONFIRM >>>- Open Source: >>>- Share Ware: >>>- Other: >>> >>> >>>Thank you for your cooperation! >>> >>>Regards, >>> Andrew Arch for ERT WG >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: public-wai-ert-tools-request@w3.org >>>[mailto:public-wai-ert-tools-request@w3.org]On Behalf Of Shadi >>>Abou-Zahra >>>Sent: Tuesday, 22 November 2005 12:05 AM >>>To: Masahiko Shimoda >>>Cc: public-wai-ert-tools@w3.org >>>Subject: Re: Color blindness assistive tool >>> >>> >>> >>>Dear Masahiko, >>> >>>Thank you for your interest in adding this information about your >> >>tool on >> >> >>>our list of Web accessibility evaluation tools. We are currently in >> >>the >> >> >>>process of updating this list and providing a search functionality >> >>for it. >>A >> >> >>>participant of the Evaluation and Repair Tools Working Group (ERT WG) >> >>will >> >> >>>contact you shortly with some questions about your tool. >>> >>>Regards, >>>Shadi >>> >>> >>>Masahiko Shimoda wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>Hello, >>>> >>>>My name is Masahiko Shimoda and I am a system engineer/programmer >>>>at "Ryobi System Solutions," a Japanese company. >>>> >>>>We have developed the software that transforms colors of the >> >>computer >> >> >>>>display into the discriminable colors for people with color >> >>blindness, >> >> >>>>and made it public on the Internet. It is free for personal use. >>>>This site's URL is: >>>> http://www.ryobi-sol.co.jp/visolve/en/ . >>>> >>>>We would like many people to use this software. So could you >> >>possibly >> >> >>>>add our software into your existing tools list on your website? >>>> >>>> >>>>That software transforms colors so as to reflect the degree of color >>>>saturation into its brightness regularly. And its purposes are the >>>>following: >>>> 1. to help people with color blindness know the color gradations >>>> in natural scenery etc. by their visual information, >>>> 2. to help people with color blindness guess a normal color by >>>> seeing the changes via transformation. >>>>Some transformation examples are shown on that website. >>>> >>>> >>>>I hope you will give this your consideration. >>>> >>>>Best regards, >>> >>> >>>-- >>> >>>Shadi Abou-Zahra, Web Accessibility Specialist for Europe >>>Chair and Team Contact for the Evaluation and Repair Tools WG >>>World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), http://www.w3.org/ >>>Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), http://www.w3.org/WAI/ >>>WAI-TIES Project, http://www.w3.org/WAI/TIES/ >>>Evaluation and Repair Tools WG, http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/ >>>2004, Route des Lucioles -- 06560, Sophia-Antipolis -- France >>>Voice: +33(0)4 92 38 50 64 Fax: +33(0)4 92 38 78 22 >>> >>> >>>__________________________________________________________________ >>><< ella for Spam Control >> has removed Spam messages and set aside >> >>Later >> >> >>>for me >>>You can use it too - and it's FREE! http://www.ellaforspam.com >>> >>> >>> >> >> >>-- >> >>Shadi Abou-Zahra, Web Accessibility Specialist for Europe >>Chair and Team Contact for the Evaluation and Repair Tools WG >>World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), http://www.w3.org/ >>Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), http://www.w3.org/WAI/ >>WAI-TIES Project, http://www.w3.org/WAI/TIES/ >>Evaluation and Repair Tools WG, http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/ >>2004, Route des Lucioles -- 06560, Sophia-Antipolis -- France >>Voice: +33(0)4 92 38 50 64 Fax: +33(0)4 92 38 78 22 >> >> >>__________________________________________________________________ >><< ella for Spam Control >> has removed Spam messages and set aside >>Later >>for me >>You can use it too - and it's FREE! http://www.ellaforspam.com >> >> > > > -- > > Shadi Abou-Zahra, Web Accessibility Specialist for Europe > Chair and Team Contact for the Evaluation and Repair Tools WG > World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), http://www.w3.org/ > Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), http://www.w3.org/WAI/ > WAI-TIES Project, http://www.w3.org/WAI/TIES/ > Evaluation and Repair Tools WG, http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/ > 2004, Route des Lucioles -- 06560, Sophia-Antipolis -- France > Voice: +33(0)4 92 38 50 64 Fax: +33(0)4 92 38 78 22 > > > __________________________________________________________________ > << ella for Spam Control >> has removed Spam messages and set aside Later > for me > You can use it too - and it's FREE! http://www.ellaforspam.com > > -- Shadi Abou-Zahra, Web Accessibility Specialist for Europe Chair and Team Contact for the Evaluation and Repair Tools WG World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), http://www.w3.org/ Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), http://www.w3.org/WAI/ WAI-TIES Project, http://www.w3.org/WAI/TIES/ Evaluation and Repair Tools WG, http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/ 2004, Route des Lucioles -- 06560, Sophia-Antipolis -- France Voice: +33(0)4 92 38 50 64 Fax: +33(0)4 92 38 78 22 __________________________________________________________________ << ella for Spam Control >> has removed Spam messages and set aside Later for me You can use it too - and it's FREE! http://www.ellaforspam.com
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