RE: 508 Question
- From: "Holdsworth, Lynn" <Lynn.Holdsworth@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:10:55 -0000
Hi Jim,
The text says "the information provided by the script...", which to me
means the output of any changes made by the script.
I suspect it's referring to situations where, for example, script is
used to highlight incorrectly filled form fields, in which case text as
well as colour should be used to alert the user.
Of course, these things are open to interpretation, but this is my take.
Cheers, Lynn
Lynn Holdsworth
Web Analyst/Programmer - www.rnib.org.uk
T: 020 7391 2366
E: lynn.holdsworth@xxxxxxxxxxx
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From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Homme, James
Sent: 27 March 2009 13:23
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: 508 Question
Hi,
Paragraph (l) of the Section 508 web standards reads as follows.
When pages utilize scripting languages to display content, or to create
interface elements, the information provided by the script shall be
identified with functional text that can be read by assistive
technology.
I'm focusing on the word "identified" in that paragraph. This sounds
like that assistive technology only needs to know that script elements
exist, not that it necessarily needs to be able to use those elements.
Note that I'm only going on the language of the paragraph, not how I
think that pages with scripts should function, as in assistive
technology should be able to work with the script elements besides
identify them. My question is how do you interpret this paragraph?
Thanks.
Jim
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Jim Homme, Usability Engineering.
412-544-1810.
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