- From: G F Mueden <gfmueden@verizon.net>
- Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2011 08:03:26 -0500
- To: <wed@csulb.edu>, "Liz Hunter" <lduncan@siu.edu>
- Cc: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Dear Wayne and All - Wayne has put his finger on it, we do not react and tell you when a site give us trouble, it takes time, so we move on - UNLESS feedback has been made easy and welcome. When new work is posted it might be appropriate to add a temporary feedback invitation. Wayne is also right about the Guidelines, but I am not so sure about a screen reader being useless. If it is easy to do, I wouldn't overlook it. I have been beefing about my problems for quite a while (I read with my eyes but not well), but I do not recall ever being asked to test a site or email message for accessibility for my eyes. (I need 2X and choice of font.) For how I see it, please ask me for "Accessibility for Eye Readers", 11K. which i can send as an email attachment. Cheers, I applaud your efforts. ===gm=== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne Dick" <wed@csulb.edu> To: "Liz Hunter" <lduncan@siu.edu> Cc: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org> Sent: Friday, December 09, 2011 5:42 PM Subject: Re: Screen Reader Programs | Dear James, | | I think testing with a screen reader is not very useful. The | suggestion of using a free and easy to use reader is best, because it | does not involve a lot of learning time. | | Your time is better spent learning an evaluation tool, especially the | manual evaluation parts. Screen readers will let you know if some | people who are blind can use your site. They will give you almost no | information about how well your site will support the needs of people | with low vision, the majority of people with visual impairments. | | So spend your time studying the WCAG Guidlines and the "how to meet" | descriptions. Learn your WAI ARIA. Learn a good evaluation tool and | how to do manual evaluation effectively. | | Remember, when you meet WCAG and WAI ARIA, and a screen reader cannot | read your site, your page is isn't the problem... the screen reader | just has a bug. | | Wayne Dick |
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