- From: Graham Oliver <graham_oliver@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 22:14:51 +0000 (GMT)
- To: Simon White <simon.white@jkd.co.uk>, "WAI List \(E-mail\)" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Hi Simon You ask a number of questions..... I am not entirely clear if you are talking about using the Lotus Notes Client or a Web Browser or possibly both? Looking at both in turn Lotus Notes Client. When the US Government started buying Lotus Notes, there was a bit of a furore because it wasn't (very) accessible before version 5. So, Lotus / IBM took on the task of making the Notes Client accessible to among others keyboard users and people with vision impairments (using screen readers, needing large fonts etc.) My understanding is that this was successful. Web Client Using a web client like Internet Explorer to access Notes Databases that are served to the web is a different matter entirely. Alot of the 'out of the box' functionality is not very accessible. For example, views (especially those with twisties), tables and forms. However, with some effort it is possible to customise these design elements to produce reasonably accessible content. <plug> This is one of the areas that our company (AccEase NZ Ltd) specialises in. We have done work for the WAI looking at the accessibility of web content produced by Notes (this partially completed document [1] may be useful). I have also written an article for a specialist Notes magazine on how to create accessible forms. Unfortunately not available on line. </plug> Cheers Graham Oliver [1] http://www.w3.org/WAI/AU/reviews/domino5/010615.html --- Simon White <simon.white@jkd.co.uk> wrote: > Hello to all. > Does anyone know about the accessibility of Lotus > Notes? I have found > some information on the IBM website, but that is > about all. Has anyone > got any first-hand information on what it is like to > use Lotus Notes > with a screen reader (as an email programme and as a > database)? > > Thanks, I would really appreciate some help on this > one. To provide some > background, the Lotus Notes database will be used to > hold information > that can then be delivered to a Web page, almost > like a content > management system. However, if it is not accessible, > then what are the > alternatives. > > Cheers one and all > Sime > x > > Copywriter > JKD > Westminster Business Square > 1-45 Durham Street > London > SE11 5JH > www.jkd.co.uk > T: 020 7793 9399 > F: 020 7793 9299 > > ===== 'Making on-line information accessible' Mobile Phone : +64 25 919 724 - New Zealand Work Phone : +64 9 846 6995 - New Zealand AIM ID : grahamolivernz __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com
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