[Accessibility_sig] question about accessible shopping - paypal
Moore, Michael
Michael.Moore at dars.state.tx.us
Mon Feb 5 10:30:50 CST 2007
Amy,
I would recommend adding the id attribute to your select element and
adding a label with the for attribute pointing to the select box to
improve accessibility. Adding the title will provide support for the
readers in some screen magnification programs that do not support the
label/for/id conventions. ZoomText 9.0 for example.
<label for="size">Size: </label>
<select name="os0" id="size" title="size">
<option value="Small">Small</option><!-- 4 -->
<option value="Medium" selected="selected">Medium</option><!-- 4
-->
<option value="Large">Large</option><!-- 2 -->
</select>
There are a number of options for configuring the paypal site that the
action points to. Paypal sites do have some accessibility issues but
generally if you keep things as simple as possible they are "usable"
with assistive technologies even if it is not an optimal user
experience.
Mike
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Subject: [Accessibility_sig] question about accessible shopping - paypal
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
To: accessibility_sig at knowbility.org
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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
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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
To: accessibility_sig at knowbility.org
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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
To: accessibility_sig at knowbility.org
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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
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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
---------------------------------------------------
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
---------------------------------------------------
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
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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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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
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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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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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