Re: Looking for beta testers for accessible AJAX service
- From: "tribble" <lauraeaves@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:12:50 -0500
Nice site. I really like the headers that let me skip to where I need to go
without wading through all of the fluff.
It would be nice if some of the lists of links were marked by a header as well,
so I can navigate through the whole thing typing h.
But then you have a hotkey for that block (I think). In general I would
prefer avoiding adding any more hotkeys for use just by a page for the reasons
that they might conflict with some screen reader or script commands, and also
because it is hard to keep track of all the hotkeys we as blind persons have to
memorize to access windows.
One question: Why the alt+S hotkey when browser searches already search edit
fields?
Guess I should play around with it more and see the difference.
Nice job though.
Is this going to be adopted by amazon perchance? Whom do you work for?
--le
----- Original Message -----
From: Bryan Garaventa
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 8:24 PM
Subject: Looking for beta testers for accessible AJAX service
Hopefully this isn't off topic, but I need beta testers from the blind
community if anyone is interested.
The service is an AJAX driven Amazon.com search engine, which is now live at
http://gutterstar.net/amazon.php
It includes quite a few accessibility enhancements, including focus
redirection when new pages load, and the following hotkey shortcuts:
Alt+S = Search edit field.
Alt+` = The main dynamic content header.
Alt+B = Back in the virtual browser history.
Alt+F = Forward in the virtual browser history.
There is also a fairly comprehensive header structure as well, which makes it
very easy to skip between product sections while browsing.
I haven't made the service public yet, because I would like to get people's
input to see if there is anything that I can do to make the service
1. Easier to use.
2. More accessible for screen reader users.
3. more reliable by identifying any missed bugs.
If you would like to send me any feedback, I'd really appreciate it. Please
email me at
bryan.garaventa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I'll likely see it first at this address.
Thanks,
Bryan
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