- From: David Poehlman <poehlman1@home.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 14:00:00 -0400
- To: "wai-ig list" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Link to the new White House website now up and running It has come to our intention that some of the links to the newly refurbished White House website of specific concern to people with disabilities were not functioning at the time that you were informed of the site. The White House staff has worked dilligently to correct the problem, and it has been fixed. Please utlilize the below links when accessing inormation from the White House website: Accessibility Features "Go to" Buttons · The site includes an invisible "go to content" button in the top of the header that allows site visitors who are using screen readers to skip to the content of the page and bypass repetitive information included in the navigation. http://www.whitehouse.gov/ · In addition to the "go to content" the site provides a "go to text only" and a "go to search" button in the header, which again allows users to bypass repetitive information and go directly to the search or text only areas of the site. Alt tags · The graphics and photos on the site include alt tags. When screen readers encounter a graphic image, it reads the alt tag to the user, which provides a richer experience and allows the user to better understand the photograph or picture. http://www.whitehouse.gov/president/gallery/photoessay/ Forms · Whitehouse.gov makes use of web forms, and these have been tested for accessibility. For example, the Appointments application includes several drop-down menus, which are often difficult to code for accessibility. These were built according to W3C standards and then fine-tuned based on user tests. https://sawho04.eop.gov/cgi-bin/appointments/ Tables · To make tables more accessible, header fields clearly label the columns. http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/nominations/ Closed-Captioning · In addition to text transcripts of speeches, the site's on-demand video takes advantage of web captioning technology that provides closed captioning of videos. http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/08/20010814-4.html Text-Only · The site's text only section is updated at the same time as the rest of the site. This serves not only the disability community but also users who prefer text-only surfing. http://www.whitehouse.gov/text/ Please visit The White House online at www.whitehouse.gov. Use the Search Engine in the upper right hand corner of the webpage to access the President's New Freedom Initiative for people with disabilities. Just enter "New Freedom" in the box, and you will be linked directly to the full text version of The President's agenda. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Gian-Carlo Peressutti Associate Director White House Office of Public Liaison
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