- From: Ginger Claassen <ginger.claassen@gmx.de>
- Date: Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:47:31 +0200
- To: "Accessys@smart.net" <accessys@smart.net>
- CC: Christophe Strobbe <christophe.strobbe@esat.kuleuven.be>, w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Hi all, well, the student is not blind and I cannot see the realtion between the fact that a tool might not be accessible and the result not being accessible. My only interest lies in the fact to make a silverlight application accessible to the user. The tool to create it is of no importance at all at this point of time. Thanks so far for your input - my student is already having a look into the links you provided. Kind regards Ginger Accessys@smart.net wrote: > the question I would ask (and I have no knowledge of silverlight) is > that if an inaccessible tool is required to work on the design of a > website, how can the finished product, the website, be accessible??? > And of course if it is a school website it needs to be accessible for > not only students but parents who may be disabled and need the access. > > Bob > > > On Mon, 6 Apr 2009, Ginger Claassen wrote: > > >> Hello everybody, >> >> I have a question regarding silverlight - I know it might be a bit off >> topic in this list but maybe someone can send me a pm with some helpful >> information. We have a student here who wants to work on the redesign of >> our website an he is supposed to use MS Silverlight for some parts of it >> and we want to make it, of course, accessible for people with visual >> impairments especially blind ones thus I myself can use the website. >> Does anyone know a good source, online, book or whatever where to find >> insturctions or ideas how to make Silverlight accessible? >> So far we did not succeed in finding any useful stuff. >> >> I appriciate every help as little as it might be! >> >> Thanks in advance for your support! >> >> Kind regards >> >> Ginger >> >> >> Christophe Strobbe wrote: >> >>> At 20:50 1/04/2009, Matt Morgan-May wrote: >>> >>>> On 4/1/09 11:25 AM, "Christophe Strobbe" >>>> <christophe.strobbe@esat.kuleuven.be> wrote: >>>> >>>>> For example, a Maltese user who does not know any foreign languages >>>>> >>>> can only >>>> >>>>> access content in Maltese and use software that is localised for >>>>> >>>> Maltese. >>>> >>>>> If there is no accessible user agent (including plugins) that is >>>>> supported by AT that is available in Maltese (assuming that there are >>>>> user agents available in Maltese), than Maltese policy makers would >>>>> >>>> better >>>> >>>>> not include that technology in their list of accessibility-supported >>>>> technologies (if they were making one). >>>>> >>>> I think Malta has one bigger obstacle... >>>> >>>> >>>>> (...) >>>>> >>>> Unless I'm mistaken, there is no screen reader that supports Maltese. I >>>> think the same is true for Irish, though a cursory look shows there's >>>> been >>>> work on a Gaelic TTS engine. Still, until that work is done, any >>>> movement in >>>> accessible technology (that is, not just web accessibility) in those >>>> languages is blocked by the absence of suitable screen reader >>>> technology. >>>> >>> Absence of essential types of AT is a big obstacle. >>> With regard to WCAG 2.0 conformance, one can only fall back on a >>> "Statement of Partial Conformance - Language": >>> <http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/#conformance-partial-lang>. >>> (This type of statement was added during the Candidate Recommendation >>> phase, >>> during which the WCAG WG received implementations in various languages >>> and >>> scripts, including Japanese and Chinese.) >>> >>> Best regards, >>> >>> Christophe >>> >>> >>> >>>> - >>>> m >>>> >> -- >> Ginger B. Claassen >> Benhauserstr. 11b >> 33100 Paderborn >> Germany >> >> Tel.: +49 (0) 5251 / 147 9282 >> Mobil: +49 (0) 179 / 111 4492 >> Fax.: +49 (0) 5251 / 60 6065 >> Skype: mcgingermobile >> >> >> > > - > end > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > occasionally a true patriot must defend his country from its' government > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary > safety deserve Neither liberty nor safety", Benjamin Franklin > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > ASCII Ribbon Campaign. . . . . . . . . . . . accessBob > .NO HTML/PDF/RTF/MIME in e-mail. . . . . . . accessys@smartnospam.net > .NO MSWord docs in e-mail . . . .. . . . . . Access Systems, engineers > .NO attachments in e-mail, .*LINUX powered*. access is a civil right > *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# > THIS message and any attachments are CONFIDENTIAL and may be > privileged. They are intended ONLY for the individual or entity named > > -- Ginger B. Claassen Benhauserstr. 11b 33100 Paderborn Germany Tel.: +49 (0) 5251 / 147 9282 Mobil: +49 (0) 179 / 111 4492 Fax.: +49 (0) 5251 / 60 6065 Skype: mcgingermobile
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