- From: Charles McCathieNevile <charles@w3.org>
- Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2001 02:41:43 -0400 (EDT)
- To: <rob.duffield@bigpond.com>
- cc: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Hi Robert, Are you generating all the interactions using plain HTML, or are you also relying on Java or javascripts? If they are in plain HTML then the answers should be fairly simple. If you are relying on javascript to validate before submitting, then make sure that you are also allowing for validation on the server side, in case the user doesn't have the ability to run javascript. One of the big issues in accessibility of form-type interaction is labelling - making sure it is clear what the user is supposed to do with each control (such as a text entry, or a set of radio buttons). There are some dicussions on this topic in the archives of this list and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines working group list (archives are http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ig for this list and http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-gl for the wcag group) and there is some information in the HTML techniques for WCAG document at http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10-HTML-TECHS/#forms-labels that should get you started. Cheers Charles McCN On Fri, 27 Jul 2001 rob.duffield@bigpond.com wrote: Hi there, I work for the Australian Taxation Office developing on-line interactive training resources for our staff. The Australian Government has adopted guidelines based on the W3C guidelines for accessibility and this has significant implications for our current resources as well as those we wish to develop in the future. Our on-line training sites are different from our normal information sites because of their higher interactivity and we see those interactions as being essential for effective learning. Simple yes/no or true/false or multiple choice type interactions are not a problem as far as accessibility is concerned. However we do make considerable use of text entry interactions and multiple selection interactions. (Multiple selection is where the user must tick some of many check boxes to get the correct answer. For example, 3 from 5.) We generate these questions using Coursebuilder for Dreamweaver and they can enrich a learning site substantially. But how can we use these interactions and still make them accessible to the visually impaired? I've been searching the net and can find plenty of tools to evaluate our pages but none to show me how to make those specific interactions accessible. Can anyone help me or at least point me in the right direction? Regards, Robert Duffield -- Charles McCathieNevile http://www.w3.org/People/Charles phone: +61 409 134 136 W3C Web Accessibility Initiative http://www.w3.org/WAI fax: +1 617 258 5999 Location: 21 Mitchell street FOOTSCRAY Vic 3011, Australia (or W3C INRIA, Route des Lucioles, BP 93, 06902 Sophia Antipolis Cedex, France)
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