- From: Cain, Sally <sally.cain@rnib.org.uk>
- Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:33:48 -0000
- To: "David Bolter" <david.bolter@utoronto.ca>, "James Nurthen" <james.nurthen@oracle.com>
- Cc: "Joseph Scheuhammer" <clown@utoronto.ca>, <wai-xtech@w3.org>, "earl johnson" <earlj.biker@gmail.com>
Dear all, Just a general comment on this thread. I agree with simplification of keyboard shortcuts, but there is a balance to be found here and it is *not* easy. We need to provide navigation that is accessible, predictable and simple without clashing with access technology. In a desktop application environment I recommend to developers that you provide all of the above and if there are then clashes with access technology then the *application* should provide the functionality to be flexible enough to change the keyboard shortcuts. In a web application you do not have that same flexibility and the last thing we want is a user to be constantly changing the keyboard shortcuts in their own access technology as they just won't use the web application. Thanks Sally Sally Cain Digital Accessibility Development Officer Digital Accessibility RNIB Birmingham Tel: 0121 665 4226 Email: sally.cain@rnib.org.uk -- DISCLAIMER: NOTICE: The information contained in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient you should not use, disclose, distribute or copy any of the content of it or of any attachment; you are requested to notify the sender immediately of your receipt of the email and then to delete it and any attachments from your system. RNIB endeavours to ensure that emails and any attachments generated by its staff are free from viruses or other contaminants. However, it cannot accept any responsibility for any such which are transmitted. We therefore recommend you scan all attachments. Please note that the statements and views expressed in this email and any attachments are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of RNIB. RNIB Registered Charity Number: 226227 Website: http://www.rnib.org.uk This message has been scanned for viruses by BlackSpider MailControl - www.blackspider.com
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