[access-uk] Re: BBC Iplayer
- From: "Rays Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:49:15 +0100
Colin and others, I've heard directly from two people involved in aspects of
IPlayer, Michael Smethurst who works on "programmes" and Julie Schiller who is
more involved in the IPlayer development team. They both have email addresses
attached to there respective names at bbc.co.uk.
Julie Schiller did comment that including keyboard commands didn't always tie
in with different screen reader capabilities but whilst there could be keyboard
conflicts and the like, I'd say it is safe to assume screen readers that do
identify Flash objects should have no problem with whatever the Beeb does in
future.
It should, of course have done these things from the start, and I never
understand why it is that accessability in all its forms doesn't get included
automatically in the develpment process before ever a line of code is written.
On the point of paralell discussions on lists, yes it would be nice and tidy if
it was all in one place; but that sort of thinking belongs propperly to the
realm of data storage and not so much to human affairs and concerns.
This said, maybe pointers to the names of threads on other lists could be cited
in discussions? Remember most tech lists can be followed via the list archives
on the net, including this list, so you don't actually have to subscribe to
know what's being discussed else where. (The BCAB archives can be viewed
on-line.)
Cheers,
Ray.
----- Original Message -----
From: Colin Fowler
Subject: [access-uk] Re: BBC Iplayer
Hi Ray,
I've only just re joined the list so I may have missed your earlier posts on
this matter. Who's advised you of these key board functionality changes? and
from what team? E mail me off list if you want.
I would agree that in touch isn't worth us wasting our time with, and I doubt
whether You and Yours will treat our view seriously either. We need to jointly
make our dissatisfaction known to the head of future media and technology
within the BBC, and at the same time to their head of diversity for breaching
their obligations for due regard for equality of opportunity under the DED.
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