- From: Stephani Roberts Lincoln <stephani@MIT.EDU>
- Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2003 16:16:10 -0500
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
All, This message was forwarded to me from the EASI list. Does anyone know anything about this project and why it wasn't made accessible? In Their Shoes: http://www.aa.psu.edu/intheirshoes/ -- it's about "...embracing the spirit of the ADA by creating an inclusive learning environment..." I tried to find a text-only version as was mentioned in the message below, but couldn't find one. I found a few press releases about it, but I'm mostly just curious about how something like this could be funded by a reputable institution like Penn State without any attention paid to making it accessible(!). The writer suggests e-mailing someone at Penn State (presumably one of the creators), but before I do that I wanted to check to see if anyone has any background info about WHY it isn't accessible. Thanks, steph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephani Roberts Lincoln MIT ATIC Lab Web Accessibility Specialist stephani@mit.edu Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 11:14:19 -0700 Reply-To: "* EASI: Equal Access to Software & Information" <EASI@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU> Sender: "* EASI: Equal Access to Software & Information" <EASI@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU> From: Terri Hedgpeth <terrih@ASU.EDU> Subject: In Their Shoes X-To: DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU, VICUG-L@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU To: EASI@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU X-Spam-Score: 0.3 X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.28 (www . roaringpenguin . com / mimedefang) Hello all, I came across a website at this institution that is done with flash and they didn't bother making it accessible via keyboard nor did they give any audio cues. I emailed to complain and their terse reply stated that I can find a text version of this site at an alternate location, however there isn't any cue giving the link to this other location. And in their email reply they state that this is password protected and they didn't send the link. I don't know about you but I feel that separate is not equal particularly in this case. Consider they probably received some grant moneys to produce this site, the purpose of which is "sensitivity training." And the initial location you go to is not password protected though it is only an introduction, it isn't accessible. Please check it out and send your opinion to: Dr. Joy Himmel jyh1@psu.edu http://www.aa.psu.edu/intheirshoes/ _________________________________ Terri Hedgpeth Disability Specialist . Disability Resources for Students Arizona State University Tempe, AZ 85287-3202 (480) 965-1232 (v) (480) 965-0441 (fax) ------------------------------------------------------------- See EASI Special October Bonus offer at http://easi.cc/clinic.htm EASI November courses are: Barrier-free E-learning, Accessible Internet Multimedia and Business Benefits of Accessible IT Design: http://easi.cc/workshop.htm EASI Home Page http://www.rit.edu/~easi >>> Error in line 8 of EASI.MAILTPL: unknown formatting command <<< -> ............. <-
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