- From: Jo Miller <jo@bendingline.com>
- Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 15:11:18 -0400
- To: "Lubow Scott" <lubow_scott@bah.com>, w3c <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
I can tab past the Flash nonsense in IE Mac and Windows. But once you get past the login you hit a library of downloadable materials in (what else?) MS Word and PowerPoint format. The online lessons themselves are, for the most part, high-level overviews, aimed more at managers than at hands-on developers (with some notable exceptions such as the Java and captioning discussions). Lessons advise against the use of pop-ups but utilize pop-ups throughout. As an introduction to 508, the online material is actually pretty decent; I particularly like the inclusion of legal/historical context and the acknowledgement of disabilities other than blindness. When they announced the course back in May and described it as "pretty slick" (http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2001/0521/web-help-05-23-01.asp), I expected the worst. I must say I am pleasantly surprised by the quality of the course materials. Download the RTF version of the "briefing" if you have Word (don't ask me why this document is not posted in HTML of PDF format), and see what you think. The first part of the course seems to be a serious effort to educate participants about principles and goals of accessibility; it brings in relevant stats for support, debunks common myths, discusses disabilities in detail, and emphasizes the benefits of accessible design. These are all good strategies for getting participants on board. At 13:42 -0400 7/11/01, Lubow Scott wrote: >There is training on the Section508.gov web page at >http://www.section508.gov/classes.html >My problem with this training is that the home page is flash and you >can't navigate to the skip flash with a keyboard. Maybe it's just me >but I would not create an inaccessible home page for 508 training. Any >comments? >Scott Jo Miller ___________________________ B e n d i n g L i n e 7 0 3 - 7 8 3 - 0 6 9 5 Strategic Web Consulting http://bendingline.com
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