RE: 508 Question
- From: "Homme, James" <james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:12:39 -0400
Hi Inthane,
I am working backwards and thinking this.
* Let's assume that I am using older technology such as Lynx, which,
last time I checked, does not see JavaScript on the client side. Assuming that
I am right about Lynx, the site needs to alert the user that scripts are
running on the site. The most common way to do that is to use the <noscript>
HTML tag.
* Also, according to me, other paragraphs cover the output of scripts.
For example, if a script uses a document.write statement and that statement
creates HTML, and the HTML has an <img> tag, the <img> tag must have an alt
attribute. That would be covered under paragraph (a), which talks about text
alternatives.
I'm choosing to take a very literal approach to the paragraph that alerts the
user about the presence of scripts. See what I mean? I'm letting the other
paragraphs take over once we get to the point where we produce output. I don't
care what generates the output as long as it is covered.
Thanks.
Jim
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Jim Homme, Usability Engineering.
412-544-1810.
Catch the gratitude attitude.
From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of The Elf
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 1:47 AM
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: 508 Question
ok Jim,
I went over it five times before I answered, so this is not an snap answer, I
see other words in this as more critical and defining:
utilize scripting languages(key word here, what's doing the providing) to
display content (that which the scripting language is displaying),
the information provided by the script (again what is provided by the script or
the afore mentioned scripting language) shall be identified with functional
text (functional text I see as a text content that the adaptive technology can
function with, instead of non functional text like graphics)
this is what I am seeing here, which means that a lot of java, and most general
captcha coding does not meet 508 compliance
HTH,
inthane
----- Original Message -----
From: Homme, James<mailto:james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 6:23 AM
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.
Catch the gratitude attitude.
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