From f8e45ef3c8656430d78829914a9e5cfb5ab0d866 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bill Erickson Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2014 12:23:39 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] web staff : report; more accessibility info Signed-off-by: Bill Erickson --- web-staff-report.txt | 27 +++++++++++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/web-staff-report.txt b/web-staff-report.txt index f83fe79435..2e8ac73fed 100644 --- a/web-staff-report.txt +++ b/web-staff-report.txt @@ -142,14 +142,25 @@ Two Items of Note Accessibility / Screen Reader support ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -* Use of labels, titles, alt text, etc. as necessary. -* Basic tests were performed with -https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/fangs-screen-reader-emulator/[Firefox Fangs Screen Reader Emulator] - -Of all the dev goals, this is the one I have the least confidence in -for the prototype, simply because of my lack of experience. Further -research is under way, but the code would benefit from community review, -live screen reader testing, etc. before any more development occurs. +Browser-based applications have access to a number of accessibility +features out of the box, like true global font scaling, page zooming, +search-in-page, full-text history searching, and broad support for +assistive technology software, like screen readers. + +Ensuring that the application is developed in such a way that all such +features may be used to their fullest potential is up to us. The +prototype takes simple steps, like applying labels, titles, alt tags and +attributes as necessary, but there are larger tasks to address before +full-blown development ensues. For example, reviewing the CSS to allow +for high-contrast themes, support for cursor-based navigation, and +keyboard shortcuts, to name a few. + +Additionally, basic tests were performed against the prototype using +https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/fangs-screen-reader-emulator/[Firefox Fangs Screen Reader Emulator]. Fangs produced the expected output, in as much as it +was able to produce the correct textual values in the expected structure, +but the interface would clearly benefit form further community review and +live screen reader testing, etc. as we look ahead to designing the best +information structure and flow for assistive software. Quality Assurance Testing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- 2.11.0