[Accessibility_sig] JavaScript Accessibility

[Jan Heck]

Thanks very much, Wes. I knew to tab from item to item, but I thought in
some cases you could select with the enter key. I appreciate the
clarification.

Jan

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Jan Heck (jheck at coastline.edu)
Instructor, Accessible Learning Technology
Coastline Community College

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:accessibility_sig-bounces at knowbility.org] On Behalf Of Wesley Owens
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 7:37 PM
To: Discussion list for web and software accessibility issues
Subject: Re: [Accessibility_sig] JavaScript Accessibility

You don't navigate with the enter key.

use the tab to get from item to item (in IE, to get from set to set, 
then use up/down/left/right to navigate the set).

Of use the keyboard keys prescribed for programs like Jaws, but either 
way, Enter is never a navigation key that I am aware of.

You can select a radio/check box using the space bar.

Wes

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  Wesley Owens
  Tools for Organizations
  3600 Cerrillos Rd Suite 401B
  Santa Fe, NM. 87507

  tel: 505.577.1105
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  mailto:wes at ToolsForOrgs.com
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Jan Heck wrote:
> I am interested in this online survey tool, but I don't understand how it
> can be strictly keyboard-navigable. When I attempt to select a radio
button
> with the Enter key, it submits the form and takes me to a different page.
> 
> --
> Jan Heck (jheck at coastline.edu)
> Instructor, Accessible Learning Technology
> Coastline Community College
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessibility_sig-bounces at knowbility.org
> [mailto:accessibility_sig-bounces at knowbility.org] On Behalf Of Wesley
Owens
> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 5:23 PM
> To: Discussion list for web and software accessibility issues
> Subject: Re: [Accessibility_sig] JavaScript Accessibility
> 
> Hi Kathy-
> 
> I had mentioned I had a accessible online survey program, and you 
> expressed an interest. The survey is accessible, but the survey admin is 
> not.
> 
> here's a sample survey:
> http://www.toolsforhabitat.com/sys-php/survey.php?thisSurvey=SURVEY_1
> 
> here's the admin for the survey:
> http://www.toolsforhabitat.com/sys-php/admin/surveys/
>   use:
>     test at mail.com
>     password
> 
> It's a PHP application, and does not require a database. The HTML tools 
> you will see on the "Survey Introduction" & "Survey Completed Text" 
> fields on the edit form are not included off my server.
> 
> I you would be interested in this, or know anyone else who would be, 
> just let me know. It would be pretty easy to 'package' to drop on a 
> server and it work.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Wes
> 
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>   Wesley Owens
>   Tools for Organizations
>   3600 Cerrillos Rd Suite 401B
>   Santa Fe, NM. 87507
> 
>   tel: 505.577.1105
>   fax: 815.301.1760
> 
>   mailto:wes at ToolsForOrgs.com
>   http://www.ToolsForOrganizations.com/
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 
> Kathy Keller wrote:
>> Charlene, 
>>
>> See Jordan Kasper's class materials here:
>> http://www.jkdesign.org/JS/slides/calwac_2006.html
>>
>> I don't know if you saw my last post: javascript should only be used to
>> enhance the user's experience; you should not rely on javascript. 
>>
>> We are running into a lot of this at TPWD - software that generates
>> inaccessible code, so I know where you are coming from. Our application
>> developers are working programming magic to get around this. I am not
>> sure if they are tweaking the software or tweaking the end result before
>> the browser renders it, but there is definitely tweaking going on.
>>
>> The link above should answer some questions for you.
>>
>> Kathy Keller
>> Web Accessibility Administrator
>> TPWD/Communications
>> 512-389-4885
>>                         
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: accessibility_sig-bounces at knowbility.org
>> [mailto:accessibility_sig-bounces at knowbility.org] On Behalf Of Charlene
>> Zvolanek
>> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 12:10 PM
>> To: Discussion list for web and software accessibility issues
>> Subject: [Accessibility_sig] JavaScript Accessibility
>>
>>
>> I have been shown a new product of the Texas State Library, and am
>> evaluating it for accessibility +. There is a JavaScript that triggers
>> new content on the page, but it does not notify the end user that
>> content on the page has changed. I am supposed to meet with the
>> application developer to make recommendations on how to make this
>> product accessible. Though I have run through it in Jaws, and I can "get
>> to" the content by triggering the JavaScript enabled links with the
>> keyboard, I already know to expect the new content. 
>> I am hoping that someone else on list will have a few minutes to take a
>> gander at this and share any comments and recommendations.  
>> The site is located at http://ceportal.tsl.state.tx.us 
>> Thank you!
>> charlene zvolanek 
>> webmaster
>> Texas State Library and Archives Commission http://www.tsl.state.tx.us
>> 512-936-2505
>>
>>
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