[Accessibility_sig] question about accessible shopping - paypal
Amy Gelfand
cycle_roundrock at yahoo.com
Mon Feb 5 10:20:05 CST 2007
Hi,
Does anyone have info on the accessibility of paypal forms? For example, this form allows the user to select a T-shirt size and purchase (this particular paypal account takes the user to the paypal domain to complete the transaction). The form looks simple enough, except for the addition hidden inputs, which contain necessary information for paypal. Is this accessible? If not, why?
(source code from cascadingstyleshirts.com)
<form target="paypal" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post">
<p><input type="hidden" name="on0" value="Size" /> Size
<select name="os0">
<option value="Small">Small</option><!-- 4 -->
<option value="Medium" selected="selected">Medium</option><!-- 4 -->
<option value="Large">Large</option><!-- 2 -->
</select>
</p>
<input type="image" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/x-click-but22.gif" name="submit" alt="Make payments with PayPal - it's fast, free and secure!" />
<input type="hidden" name="add" value="1" />
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_cart" />
<input type="hidden" name="business" value="paul at paulbellows.com" />
<input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="Respect the DOM - Womens" />
<input type="hidden" name="amount" value="24.00" />
<input type="hidden" name="no_shipping" value="2" />
<input type="hidden" name="return" value="http://www.cascadingstyleshirts.com/" />
<input type="hidden" name="no_note" value="1" />
<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD" />
<input type="hidden" name="bn" value="PP-ShopCartBF" />
</form>
Thanks,
Amy
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Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:29:36 -0600
From: Sharron Rush
Subject: [Accessibility_sig] New version of tools for checking
functional accessibility of web resources available
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From Jon Gunderson at the Illinois Center for Instructional Technology
Accessibility:
New version of the Functional Accessibility Evaluator and the Firefox
Accessibility Extension are now available.
=============================================================
Firefox Accessibility Extension
http://firefox.cita.uiuc.edu
New Features in Version 1.00.1
* Send dynamically generated web pages to Functional Accessibility
Evaluator for accessibility evaluations and reporting
* Menu reorganization to match organization of CITES/DRES Web Accessibility
Best Practices
* Links to accessibility checkers in the "Tools" options
* Improved keyboard navigation features
=============================================================
Functional Accessibility Evaluator 0.9.1
http://fae.cita.uiuc.edu
1. This release introduces user accounts, which should have the following
effects: (a) spam-bot attacks should be less frequent if not prevented
altogether, and (b) this should speed up evaluations for registered users.
(In a follow-up release, the addition of user accounts will permit
selective display of Archived Reports on a per-user basis.)
2. Changes to rules/tests:
(a) The Scripting/Dynamic Content test that detects the use of the
JavaScript functions document.write and document.writeln has been removed;
(b) The Navigation Bars test that reports whether lists of links are
immediately preceded by a header element has been modified such that one or
more violations of the rule produce, at maximum, a warning.
3. Firefox Web Accessibility Extension Support
Test dynamically generated web pages using the Firefox Web Accessibility
Extension. The extension sends the dynamically generated web page to FAE
to generate an accessibility report.
http://firefox.cita.uiuc.edu
Jon Gunderson, Ph.D.
Director of IT Accessibility Services
Campus Information Technologies and Educational Services (CITES)
and
Coordinator of Assistive Communication and Information Technology
Disability Resources and Education Services (DRES)
Voice: (217) 244-5870
Fax: (217) 333-0248
Cell: (217) 714-6313
E-mail: jongund at uiuc.edu
WWW: http://cita.rehab.uiuc.edu/
WWW: https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/jongund/www/
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2007 10:49:40 -0600
From: Sharron Rush
Subject: [Accessibility_sig] Fwd: Accessibility courses information
for Spring - FAST3 web
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>From: Christy Blew
>Subject: Accessibility courses information for Spring - FAST3 web
>
>Just a reminder that the following classes will be available at the
>University of Illinois in February. To register for any class, visit
>http://www.fast3.uiuc.edu/workshops/accessibility.htm
>Universal Design Workshop
>Date: March 8 & 9, 2007, 2007
>Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (lunch on your own)
>******************************************************
>
>Publishing Word Documents to the Web
>Date / Time: February 7, 2007 (W); 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
>Date / Time: February 21, 2007 (W); 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
>*******************************************************************
>
>Publishing PowerPoint Presentations to the Web
>Date / Time: February 7, 2007 (W); 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
>Date / Time: February 21, 2007 (W); 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
>**********************************************************************
>
>Functional Testing of Web Resources for Accessibility
>Date / Time: February 14, 2007 (W); 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
>Date / Time: February 28, 2007 (W); 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
>**********************************************************************
>
>Accessible E-mail Communications
>Date / Time: February 14, 2007 (W); 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
>*********************************************************************
>
>Accessible PDF Publishing
>Date / Time: February 28, 2007 (W); 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
>
>Universal Design Workshop
>This 2-day hands-on workshop is designed for web content developers to learn
>about access issues faced by people with disabilities in using the web, and
>how web resources can be designed to improve accessibility. The workshop
>will provide a foundation on how people with disabilities access information
>on the web using both mainstream browsers and specialized assistive
>technologies like screen readers.
>Participants will learn about the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
>and the federal Section 508 Information Technology Standards requirements
>for web resources. Participants will also learn about the strengths and
>weaknesses of various tools used to evaluate the functional accessibility of
>web resources. And finally, participants will learn about and put to use
>the CITES/DRES web accessibility "best practices" for building web sites
>that are more accessible to everyone, including people with disabilities,
>and will walk through building an accessible page using these principles.
>Prerequisite: Some familiarity with the web; elementary word processing
>skills
>Instructor: Jon Gunderson, Disability Resources and Educational Services
>(DRES) and CITES
>Hours: 14
>Fee: $345 (special price of $195 for state and higher education employee in
>the State of Illinois)
>Date: March 8 & 9, 2007, 2007
>Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (lunch on your own)
>Course code: ITA-017-C
>******************************************************
>
>Publishing Word Documents to the Web
>Word is a popular tool for creating memos, reports, and other documents to
>be placed on the web. Participants will learn how to use the Illinois
>Accessible Web Publishing Wizard for Microsoft Office to publish HTML
>versions of Word documents to the web. The Wizard supports web standards and
>accessibility to people with disabilities, making the documents more
>accessible to everyone by giving people more options to access the document.
>Participants will learn best practices to make it easier for authors to
>manage the styling and layout of their documents and improve the quality of
>the published HTML. An important part of the session is learning about Word
>styling features to manage document formatting. The first two hours of the
>session will be a hands-on tutorial, and the last hour will provide time for
>participants to use the techniques they've learned to improve the formatting
>and structure of Word documents they bring to the class.
>Prerequisite: Experience using Word to create memos & documents (bring
>samples to the class)
>Instructor: Christy Blew, IT Accessibility Specialist, Disability Resources
>and Educational Services (DRES)
>Hours: 3
>Fee: $60
>Date / Time: February 7, 2007 (W); 9:00 p.m. - 12:00 noon
>Course code: ITA-009-C
>Date / Time: February 21, 2007 (W); 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
>Course code: ITA-014-C
>*******************************************************************
>Publishing PowerPoint Presentations to the Web
>PowerPoint is a popular tool for creating presentations. Many authors want
>to make their presentations available on the web. Participants will learn
>how to use the Illinois Accessible Web Publishing Wizard for Microsoft
>Office to publish HTML versions of PowerPoint presentations to the web. The
>Wizard supports web standards and accessibility to people with disabilities,
>making the presentation more accessible to everyone by giving people more
>options to access the presentation. Participants will learn best practices
>to make it easier for authors to managing the styling and layout of their
>presentations and improve the quality of the published HTML. The first two
>hours of the session will be a hands-on tutorial, and the last hour will
>provide time for participants to use the techniques they've learned to
>improve the formatting of PowerPoint presentations they bring to the class.
>Prerequisite: Experience using PowerPoint to create presentations (bring
>samples to the class)
>Instructor: Christy Blew, IT Accessibility Specialist, Disability Resources
>and Educational Services (DRES)
>Hours: 3
>Fee: $60
>Date / Time: February 7, 2007 (W); 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
>Course code: ITA-010-C
>Date / Time: February 21, 2007 (W); 9:00 p.m. - 12:00 noon
>Course code: ITA-013-C
>**********************************************************************
>Functional Testing of Web Resources for Accessibility
>The Division of Disability Resources and Educational Services (DRES) has
>created a number of tools for evaluating the functional accessibility of web
>resources. These tools consist of the Functional Web Accessibility
>Evaluator (FAE) and the Mozilla/Firefox Accessibility Extension.
>Participants will learn the basic principles of functional web access, and
>how these tools can be used to evaluate and report on the implementation of
>HTML techniques that support functional accessibility. Participants will be
>able to test using the tools on their own web resources as part of the
>course.
>Prerequisite / Target Audience: Web developers or administrators who manages
>web resources
>Instructor: Jon Gunderson, Disability Resources and Educational Services
>(DRES) and CITES
>Hours: 3
>Fee: $60
>Date / Time: February 14, 2007 (W); 9:00 p.m. - 12:00 noon
>Course code: ITA-011-C
>Date / Time: February 28, 2007 (W); 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
>Course code: ITA-016-C
>**********************************************************************
>Accessible E-mail Communications
>The university sends documents attached to e-mails for many types of
>communication within departments, colleges, and the university as a whole.
>It is critical that these communications be accessible to everyone including
>people with disabilities. Participants will learn about the accessibility
>of various document formats, including Adobe PDF, Microsoft Office, and HTML
>documents and forms. Participants will also practice making an accessible
>announcement using the Illinois Accessible Web Publishing Wizard.
>Prerequisite: Experience creating announcements, memos, or forms for
>communicating to faculty, staff, and students through e-mail (bring some to
>the class)
>Instructor: Jon Gunderson, Disability Resources and Educational Services
>(DRES) and CITES
>Hours: 3
>Fee: $60
>Date / Time: February 14, 2007 (W); 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
>Course code: ITA-012-C
>*********************************************************************
>Accessible PDF Publishing
>Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format) is a popular format for publishing
>information to the web, and for creating forms that can be filled out
>electronically. Participants in this workshop will learn about
>accessibility features built into Adobe PDF Reader and Adobe Acrobat, as
>well as best practices for creating PDF documents that are more accessible
>to people with disabilities. Through hands-on exercises, participants will
>also learn how to evaluate and repair PDF documents for accessibility
>information, how to configure Microsoft Office with Adobe Acrobat to improve
>the accessibility of PDF documents authored in Word, and how to create PDF
>forms that are accessible to screen readers.
>Prerequisite: Experience creating Adobe PDF documents
>Instructor: Jon Gunderson, Disability Resources and Educational Services
>(DRES) and CITES
>Hours: 3
>Fee: $60
>Accessible PDF Publishing (3 hours)
>Date / Time: February 28, 2007 (W); 9:00 p.m. - 12:00 p.m.
>Course code: ITA-015-C
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 12:09:30 -0600
From: Sharron Rush
Subject: [Accessibility_sig] Access-U now registering for May classes
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Please feel free to post widely:
St. Edward's University is hosting Knowbility's 4th annual Access U, two
days of hands on accessibility training that includes not only the leading
edge in web accessibility training, but great opportunities for networking,
socializing and even an audio described movie (dinner included) at the
Alamo Drafthouse.
Classes include:
Accessibility 101
Cascading Style Sheets, beginning and advanced
Javascript, AJAX and more
Testing Tools
Accessible IT Project Management
Audio Description
Captioning
PDF Accessibility....and much much more!
Class descriptions, schedules, instructor profiles and registration
information is online at www.knowbility.org/conference Or call Knowbility
at 512 305-0310 for more information.
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:22:45 -0600
From: Sharron Rush
Subject: [Accessibility_sig] Illinois Functional Web Accessibility
Evaluator: Sign up for free user acount
To: accessibility_sig at knowbility.org
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University of Illinois has released the latest version of its very useful -
and FREE - web site testing tool....
A new version of the Illinois Functional Web Accessibility Evaluator (FAE
v. 0.9.2) is now available:
http://fae.cita.uiuc.edu
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Register for a free user account at:
http://fae.cita.uiuc.edu/register.php.
Benefits of user account:
1. View only reports you make when logged in
2. Archive reports up to 6 months
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New features in Version 0.9.2:
1. Archived Reports list only those reports you create when logged into
your user account
2. Fixed problems with character encodings and special characters.
3. HTML content stored in the results file (currently the title content) is
assumed to be ISO-8859-1 and all named character entities defined for XHTML
1.0 are recognized.
4. A problem was fixed with proper escaping of ampersand ('&') characters
in URLs.
5. Fixed problem with the test for form controls and labels. FAE now
additionally detects 'input' elements with 'type' attribute value of
'checkbox' or 'radio'.
6. A problem in wget was fixed that prevented page requisites such as
images from being downloaded and analyzed when 'Follow links in next-level
subdomains' was selected.
7. Added favicon image for all FAE pages.
Jon Gunderson, Ph.D.
Director of IT Accessibility Services
Campus Information Technologies and Educational Services (CITES)
and
Coordinator of Assistive Communication and Information Technology
Disability Resources and Education Services (DRES)
Voice: (217) 244-5870
Fax: (217) 333-0248
Cell: (217) 714-6313
E-mail: jongund at uiuc.edu
WWW: http://cita.rehab.uiuc.edu/
WWW: https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/jongund/www/
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:07:53 -0600
From: "Aimee Ronn (Knowbility)"
Subject: [Accessibility_sig] link question
To: accessibility_sig at knowbility.org
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Hi Everyone,
In my XHTML Strict 1.0 code, I want to indicate that a link opens up in
a new window, but XHTML Strict 1.0 does not support target="_blank".
Would someone please explain how to accomplish this?
Thanks.
- Aimee Ronn
aronn at knowbility.org
www.knowbility.org
voice: 512-305-0312
fax: 512-305-0009
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:21:11 -0600
From: Bill.Woodland at tbpc.state.tx.us
Subject: Re: [Accessibility_sig] link question
To: aronn at knowbility.org, Discussion list for web and software
accessibility issues
Cc: accessibility_sig at knowbility.org,
accessibility_sig-bounces at knowbility.org
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title="Opens in a new window">My Site
Bill Woodland, Programmer V
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Phone: 512-936-2901 Fax: 512-236-6166 Email:
Bill.Woodland at tbpc.state.tx.us
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[Accessibility_sig] link question
Hi Everyone,
In my XHTML Strict 1.0 code, I want to indicate that a link opens up in
a new window, but XHTML Strict 1.0 does not support target="_blank".
Would someone please explain how to accomplish this?
Thanks.
- Aimee Ronn
aronn at knowbility.org
www.knowbility.org
voice: 512-305-0312
fax: 512-305-0009
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Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:40:48 -0600
From: "Moore, Michael"
Subject: Re: [Accessibility_sig] link question
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The simplest thing is to change to a doctype that does support the
target attribute. HTML 4.01 is fine. However, simply using the target
attribute does not indicate to anything other than the browser that the
target will open in a new window. The best approach is to include text
in the link itself that indicates that link opens in a new window. A
relatively unobtrusive way to do with is use an icon representing
external content and put the text that indicates that a new window will
open in the alt text. Wrap the icon in the link text. Ex. For more
information about Access U visit
href="http://www.knowbility.org/">Knowbility.org
alt="opens in a new window">
.
If you still want to use XHTML strict, you will need to use JS to open
the new window. That is a topic for another day.
Mike
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National Instruments
512-683-8863
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