RE: AWARE-TECHNIQUES
by "Shelley Watson" <shelley(at)internavigate.com>
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Wed, 23 Jan 2002 15:38:01 -0800 |
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"John Foliot - Another 4:00 AM Web Thing" <foliot(at)fouram.com>, "Lauren Hanka" <bluejay(at)starband.net> |
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<aware-techniques(at)hwg.org> |
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John, et al
This has been great! :) - love a lively discussion
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> First, the web (in my mind) is not just a visual medium.
Exactly - having been on the internet since just before the advent of the
www my main focus has been info - both fun and serious :) (hmmmm, won't
mention those text-based mudds I used to have such fun with). I, like many
people, prefer a great novel over the TV on many occasions so the content is
not necessarily something visual but rather something that stimulates the
mind :)
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> Two, accessibility _ISN'T_ just about making sites accessible to blind
> people
Watching someone work with a mouse or even a keyboard that has no fine
motor skills is enlightening. I've provided respite for an individual who
is a Thalidomide victim - missing one arm, the other is permanently bent at
an almost 90 deg angle - he has adapted well to his environment but it's
obvious that assistance is needed in areas.
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> Think about this... My dad is in his mid sixties. His problem
> is that his
> arms are shrinking... he can't hold the phone book far enough away to read
> the numbers <grin>. Yep, like many people his age, his vision is
> diminishing. He's not blind, but, well (sorry dad), getting old. Now web
Hmmm, designed a site for a customer who viewed everything from his laptop
(he's always viewing at 1024X768) and his contention was his eyesight isn't
as good as it used to be :)
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> Here's another one (this one's my favourite). I've been to web
> sites where
> down at the bottom there's an icon of a hand, with one finger
> pointing (sort
> of like a gun).
too priceless :) :)
Shelley
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