Comments for TheAccessPond.com http://theaccesspond.com Making Accessibility A Reality! Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:43:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Web Accessibility: Unruh and ADA Title III by Accessibility Watch » WCAG 2.0 Part of New York State AG Settlement Agreement http://theaccesspond.com/2008/09/15/web-accessibility-unruh-and-ada-title-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-430 Accessibility Watch » WCAG 2.0 Part of New York State AG Settlement Agreement Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:43:50 +0000 http://theaccesspond.com/?p=73#comment-430 [...] every time a visitor to their site can’t buy a $2.99 bottle of detergent.  I’ve blogged separately to compare Unruh and ADA Title III— it’s definitely the stronger tool for companies with customers in California. [...] [...] every time a visitor to their site can’t buy a $2.99 bottle of detergent.  I’ve blogged separately to compare Unruh and ADA Title III— it’s definitely the stronger tool for companies with customers in California. [...]

]]> Comment on The Ability To Create An Accessible PDF Has Been Brought To The Masses! by pp0306 http://theaccesspond.com/2009/03/27/the-ability-to-create-an-accessible-pdf-has-been-brought-to-the-masses/comment-page-1/#comment-325 pp0306 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:43:40 +0000 http://theaccesspond.com/?p=95#comment-325 I have been making accessible PDF files for web publishing for the last 2 years. The source PDF files are authored by people unkown to me and the source files are not available. Many a times I encounter problems which can be solved only by an expert in accessible PDF files. One such problem is "when I tag a paragraph as say "text", the actual text disappears". At times, this happens with tables as well as images/graphics. Who can help in understanding why this happens? The second problem is that I am not convinced the way screen reader reads Tables. If what I am saying is wrong, I would like to receive a tagged PDF file with a table in it which will make sense to a visisbly impaired person. Can someone guide me? Thanks I have been making accessible PDF files for web publishing for the last 2 years. The source PDF files are authored by people unkown to me and the source files are not available. Many a times I encounter problems which can be solved only by an expert in accessible PDF files. One such problem is “when I tag a paragraph as say “text”, the actual text disappears”. At times, this happens with tables as well as images/graphics. Who can help in understanding why this happens?

The second problem is that I am not convinced the way screen reader reads Tables. If what I am saying is wrong, I would like to receive a tagged PDF file with a table in it which will make sense to a visisbly impaired person.

Can someone guide me? Thanks

]]> Comment on The Ability To Create An Accessible PDF Has Been Brought To The Masses! by Jeff Singleton http://theaccesspond.com/2009/03/27/the-ability-to-create-an-accessible-pdf-has-been-brought-to-the-masses/comment-page-1/#comment-136 Jeff Singleton Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:53:17 +0000 http://theaccesspond.com/?p=95#comment-136 Welcome aboard Jim! Let us know if you have any particular questions. We are happy to help. -Jeff Welcome aboard Jim! Let us know if you have any particular questions. We are happy to help.

-Jeff

]]> Comment on The Ability To Create An Accessible PDF Has Been Brought To The Masses! by miba51 http://theaccesspond.com/2009/03/27/the-ability-to-create-an-accessible-pdf-has-been-brought-to-the-masses/comment-page-1/#comment-120 miba51 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:39:24 +0000 http://theaccesspond.com/?p=95#comment-120 WOOT! Thanks for posting about this. I am very interested in the field of accessibility, but I am still very new. I just discovered this blog, and plan to follow it from now on. Cheers ~ Jim Cox WOOT! Thanks for posting about this. I am very interested in the field of accessibility, but I am still very new. I just discovered this blog, and plan to follow it from now on. Cheers ~ Jim Cox

]]> Comment on Adding Alt Text to a Watermark in Microsoft Word by Jeff Singleton http://theaccesspond.com/2008/01/09/adding-alt-text-to-a-watermark-in-microsoft-word/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Jeff Singleton Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:23:02 +0000 http://bayfirst.com/accessblog/?p=5#comment-51 Charles Belov made this comment: "Actually, watermarks and other background images cause problems for readers with low vision who are not using screen-reading software, and therefore would best not be used at all." Charles Belov SFMTA Webmaster http://www.sfmta.com/webmaster I want to thank Charles for that and say that he is correct! Watermarks certainly can cause problems for low visions readers and are best not used. There are other more appropriate methods of indicating the same information without the use of a watermark. All too often it is easy to forget that not just screen reader users are affected by inaccessible content and products but any impairment needs to be addressed with our efforts. Thanks again Charles! Charles Belov made this comment:

“Actually, watermarks and other background images cause problems for readers with low vision who are not using screen-reading software, and therefore would best not be used at all.”

Charles Belov
SFMTA Webmaster
http://www.sfmta.com/webmaster

I want to thank Charles for that and say that he is correct! Watermarks certainly can cause problems for low visions readers and are best not used. There are other more appropriate methods of indicating the same information without the use of a watermark.

All too often it is easy to forget that not just screen reader users are affected by inaccessible content and products but any impairment needs to be addressed with our efforts.

Thanks again Charles!

]]> Comment on Using Inspect32 to Inspect Links and Images on Web Sites by Deborah http://theaccesspond.com/2009/03/26/using-inspect32-to-inspect-links-and-images-on-web-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Deborah Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:01:09 +0000 http://theaccesspond.com/?p=91#comment-48 Jeff, Thanks! When I visited the link for Inspect32, the system requirements did not list Vista as a supported operating system. Jeff,

Thanks! When I visited the link for Inspect32, the system requirements did not list Vista as a supported operating system.

]]> Comment on Using Inspect32 to Inspect Links and Images on Web Sites by Jeff Singleton http://theaccesspond.com/2009/03/26/using-inspect32-to-inspect-links-and-images-on-web-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Jeff Singleton Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:10:58 +0000 http://theaccesspond.com/?p=91#comment-47 Hi Deborah, I have used Inspect32 from the link listed on this post many times on Vista. I was not able to find an update specific to Vista but the current version does work. Give it a try! :) Hi Deborah,

I have used Inspect32 from the link listed on this post many times on Vista. I was not able to find an update specific to Vista but the current version does work.

Give it a try! :)

]]> Comment on Using Inspect32 to Inspect Links and Images on Web Sites by Deborah http://theaccesspond.com/2009/03/26/using-inspect32-to-inspect-links-and-images-on-web-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Deborah Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:28:00 +0000 http://theaccesspond.com/?p=91#comment-46 Thanks for highlighting Inspect32. I would love to use it, but it doesn't look like it supports Windows Vista. Any idea if there will be a new version with Vista support? Thanks for highlighting Inspect32. I would love to use it, but it doesn’t look like it supports Windows Vista. Any idea if there will be a new version with Vista support?

]]> Comment on Dialog Window Text and the JAWS Cursor by Dialog Window Text and the JAWS Cursor « BayFirst Accessibility Blog http://theaccesspond.com/2007/10/25/dialog-window-text-and-the-jaws-cursor-2/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Dialog Window Text and the JAWS Cursor « BayFirst Accessibility Blog Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:23:23 +0000 http://bayfirstaccessibility.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/dialog-window-text-and-the-jaws-cursor/#comment-43 [...] Dialog Window Text and the JAWS Cursor This blog post has a new home and can be found at: http://theaccesspond.com/2007/10/25/dialog-window-text-and-the-jaws-cursor-2/ [...] [...] Dialog Window Text and the JAWS Cursor This blog post has a new home and can be found at: http://theaccesspond.com/2007/10/25/dialog-window-text-and-the-jaws-cursor-2/ [...]

]]> Comment on Adding Alt Text to Embedded Objects in Office by Adding Alt Text to Embedded Objects in Office « BayFirst Accessibility Blog http://theaccesspond.com/2008/01/09/adding-alt-text-to-embedded-objects-in-office/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Adding Alt Text to Embedded Objects in Office « BayFirst Accessibility Blog Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:21:58 +0000 http://bayfirst.com/accessblog/?p=7#comment-42 [...] Alt Text to Embedded Objects in Office This blog post has a new  home and can be found at: http://theaccesspond.com/2008/01/09/adding-alt-text-to-embedded-objects-in-office/ Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Adding Alt Text to a Watermark in Microsoft [...] [...] Alt Text to Embedded Objects in Office This blog post has a new  home and can be found at: http://theaccesspond.com/2008/01/09/adding-alt-text-to-embedded-objects-in-office/ Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Adding Alt Text to a Watermark in Microsoft [...]

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