- From: geoff freed <geoff_freed@wgbh.org>
- Date: 26 Oct 2000 08:43:33 -0400
- To: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>, Suzanne Nikolaisen <nikolaisen@yahoo.com>, <w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org>
Well... you're right, it's a good idea. The CPB/WGBH National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) recently received funding for a three-year project to develop resources specifically for making multimedia accessible. It's called the Rich-Media Project. We're planning to develop solutions for designers and distributors who want to offer accessible multimedia of all kinds; these solutions will be available via a resource-center Web site which will provide a centralized source of information and applications. By the way, for those of you already using NCAM's caption-authoring application, MAGpie, this software will be redeveloped during the first year of the project. (The current version of MAGpie is avaialble at www.wgbh.org/ncam). Thanks. Geoff Freed Project Manager CPB/WGBH National Center for Accessible Media WGBH Educational Foundation geoff_freed@wgbh.org www.wgbh.org/ncam On Wednesday, October 25, 2000, Suzanne Nikolaisen <nikolaisen@yahoo.com> wrote: >Hi, > >The light bulb went on over my head the other night >and I've been thinking about this ever since. I think >that somebody should build a developer site for >accessibility. As a developer I use free developer >sites as learning tools. Sites to pick up tutorials, >read articles, grab code, and find free resources. >This allows me to quickly learn about a technology and >start using it while I'm working (For example this is >how I learned CSS). Some of these sites are: > >http://www.reallybig.com/ >http://www.bignosebird.com/ >http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/ >http://htmlgoodies.earthweb.com/ > >I would think that building such a site about >accessibility for developers could bridge the gap to >developers and allow them easy access to learn how to >build more accessible sites. Kind of a one stop place >for all sorts of accessiblity information. (Not >necessarily "bigconamehere.com", but something built >as a resource for developers that could house info on >various platforms and all types of accessibility, from >screen readers, to palm pilots. All of it. I have >all sorts of ideas about this and would do it but I >don't have the time, money, or experience with >accessibilty to do it. I really think this could be >key in getting developers involved in developing >accessible sites. > >The site could be linked to other "mainstream" dev >sites which in turn would drive traffic to the site. >(Kind of like the shampoo commercial from the 70's - >someone will see the site, and they'll tell 2 friends, >who'll tell 2 friends, and so on...) > >Now somebody's supposed to say, "Hey, good idea!" and >run with it. > >Naive'ly, > >Suzanne Nikolaisen >http://home.earthlink.net/~nikolaisen > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Messenger - Talk while you surf! It's FREE. >http://im.yahoo.com/ >
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