Mike,A difference of opinion about "back to top" links -- I generally find them to be unnecessary, extraneous links and text. Press Control+Home to return to the top of a page.
Perhaps they help others, but such embedded navigation links create extra text that screen reader users have to wade through while trying to focus on content. An other example of disruptive text occurs when web developers go overboard in embedding tips for screen reader users that could be explained more efficiently in one dedicated place. For example, I found that almost every page on the CSUN site contains this text near the top:
"The following page is a two column layout with a header that contains a quicklinks jump menu and the search CSUN function. Page sections are identified with headers. The footer contains update, contact and emergency information."
When one encounters that on page after page, it gets old real quick! Best, Jamal On 2/5/2011 2:39 PM, Mike Paciello wrote:
Jamal: Great to hear it. But don't thank me, thank Christian. It's cleaner, but it could be optimized even better if you proper paragraphs and back to top links. -----Original Message----- From: guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jamal Mazrui Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2011 1:59 PM To: guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: Mike Paciello; 'Uaccess-L'; w3c-wai-ig@xxxxxx; 'Program-l'; 'programmingblind'; 'Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics'; blindwebbers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [guispeak] Re: Structured and streamlined info about upcoming CSUN conference Thanks, Mike! I have now copied that revised version to the same location on my site, available at http://EmpowermentZone.com/CSUN2011.htm Jamal On 2/5/2011 1:32 PM, Mike Paciello wrote:Hi Jamal - Sorry for the slow reply. Meetings this morning. Here's a cleaned version that was put together by Christian Heilmann earlier this morning: http://isithackday.com/csun.html - Mike -----Original Message----- From: guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jamal Mazrui Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2011 8:40 AM To: guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: Mike Paciello; 'Uaccess-L'; w3c-wai-ig@xxxxxx; 'Program-l'; 'programmingblind'; 'Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics' Subject: [guispeak] Re: Structured and streamlined info about upcomingCSUNconference Thanks for letting me know, Mike. I'm definately not an HTML pro, so welcome assistance in refining the format. The goal was simple HTML in this case, not stylistic purity. It renders well with a screen reader, but if there are ways of making it better for more users, then by all means .... I'll reflect on possible improvements. In the meantime, if anyone wants to take a crack at this and send a new version to me, I'll consider posting that instead. Of course, since it is open content, anyone may also feel free to post a revised version on another server. Cheers, Jamal On 2/5/2011 8:26 AM, Mike Paciello wrote:Jamal - Thanks for putting this out there. As you note below, this is an attempttocreate a clean, single page version of the schedule. However, immediate responses I received from Twitter indicate that HTML is not well formed, structured -- linebreaks instead of paragraphs, empty paragraphs. Can you improve? Thanks, Mike Mike Paciello Founder& Principal, TPG Tel: +1 603.882.4122 ext 103 Cell: +1 603.566.7713 e-mail: mpaciello@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx web: www.paciellogroup.com Twitter: @mpaciello Facebook: Mike Paciello Skype: tpg_mike -----Original Message----- From: guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jamal Mazrui Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2011 8:05 AM To: 'Uaccess-L'; w3c-wai-ig@xxxxxx; guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; Program-l; programmingblind; Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics Subject: [guispeak] Structured and streamlined info about upcoming CSUN conference Now available at http://EmpowermentZone.com/CSUN2011.htm This attempts to be a comprehensive compilation of information about the upcoming International Technology& Persons with Disabilities Conference (March in San Diego), available on a single, structured web page. All information was gathered from the official CSUN conference site http://CSUNConference.org A table of contents at the top of the page links to about 400 subsequent topics that each begin with a heading for easy navigation with assistive technology. Extraneous information has been removed, including site navigation links and redundant, boiler plate text. This helps readers concentrate on significant, unique content. A structured text version of the same document -- from which the HTML was generated -- is available at the same web address except for a .txt extension, i.e., http://EmpowermentZone.com/CSUN2011.txt These generic formats can be used on almost any portable device. 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