- From: Patrick Lauke <P.H.Lauke@salford.ac.uk>
- Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 15:25:32 -0000
- To: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
> Accessys@smart.net > remember all certifications and regulations are operating system neutral. Just want to throw in here that, with my WCAG 2 hat on, you need to ensure that you use technologies that are "accessibility supported". That doesn't mean that they work on each and every OS/permutation, but that they're supported in widely-distributed user agents. And, for better or worse, Windows with JAWS or Windows Eyes seem to have the lion share of the market, so time spent testing here will yield the most direct benefits for the largest number of users. With a UK DDA hat on, it comes down to "reasonable adjustments". If demonstrably a site is done to standards, and has been tested with the most used (by a large margin) AT/OS combination, and to the best of the developer's knowledge it works fine, reasonable steps have been taken. Yes, in an ideal world you'd test all platforms, all types of AT, all levels of user (novice to power-user), cultural backgrounds, native language, etc etc...but on tight budget, with limited time, and a very small number or test participants, you've got to be pragmatic and go for the most bang for the buck. P ________________________________ Patrick H. Lauke Web Editor Enterprise & Development University of Salford Room 113, Faraday House Salford, Greater Manchester M5 4WT UK T +44 (0) 161 295 4779 webmaster@salford.ac.uk www.salford.ac.uk A GREATER MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY
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