RE: [techs] scripts

> At 08:24 PM 7/17/2004, you wrote:
> >I think "generally" most accessibility problems come down making text
> or
> >text alternative available to user agents, so I can't argue with the 
> >statement that "Generally it's the same stuff that makes other stuff 
> >inaccessible, people are just more likely to do it with scripting".

I am not sure I agree with that, I think there are problems that need
addressing from an architecture and guidelines perspective.

For example - when does /should new content get the focus? If all new
content get focus then your screen reader continuously jumps back to
your silly script that changes images at the top of the page every 10
seconds. On the other hand if all new content does not get focus then
how will the user know when important content has been created?

Also Document.write is a classic way to create illegal code starting in
the middle of a tag-  maybe that  needs a warning, maybe to recommend
only use of DOM core. 


Lisa

> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: w3c-wai-gl-request@w3.org 
> [mailto:w3c-wai-gl-request@w3.org] On 
> >Behalf Of Jim Ley
> 
> >Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 12:25 PM
> >To: WAI GL (E-mail)
> >Subject: Re: [techs] scripts
> >
> >
> >On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 18:20:50 +0200, Lisa Seeman <lisa@ubaccess.com>
> >wrote:
> > > Points  that comes to mind - we should document what type 
> of things
> >make
> > > scripts inaccessible- we may find some general guidelines 
> that work
> >across
> > > scripts
> >
> >Generally it's the same stuff that makes other stuff inaccessible, 
> >people are just more likely to do it with scripting  I think.
> >
> > > scripts should not create a new dom element
> >
> >I see no reason for this restriction, are there any AT's that are 
> >actually harmed by the above, I can't see any real scenario, 
> okay the 
> >new DOM element may not be very noticeable by the AT and 
> User, but that 
> >doesn't necessarily automatically harm accessibility.
> >
> > > scripts should not create content outside the DOM
> >
> >Again, I don't see the point of the restriction, for example storing 
> >all a load of emails in a script, doesn't all of a sudden make your 
> >document inaccessible, it just makes it quicker for the user 
> to get to 
> >those emails if they support the script.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >Jim.
> 
> 
>

Received on Tuesday, 20 July 2004 04:24:12 UTC