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Ajax
by S.M. Schrama on May 24, 2006
Web2.0 techniques, especially AJAX creates a beautiful and rich gui for your website. But that doesn't mean a thing to the blind. They just get more trouble because of it. Lawsuits are filed more and more against companies whose websites aren't accessible to the blind - and they're right in a way.
As lighthouse has code to close images or move to the next image for instance by using your keyboard, I think more attention should be paid to the needs of the blind, especially since the web is used more often to purchase stuff making your life a lot easier, blind or not. The whole idea is to be a platform for everyone, not just some.
Link : Agile Ajax
Link : Cnet news on case against Southwest Airlines
Link : Ajaxian reporting about this
As lighthouse has code to close images or move to the next image for instance by using your keyboard, I think more attention should be paid to the needs of the blind, especially since the web is used more often to purchase stuff making your life a lot easier, blind or not. The whole idea is to be a platform for everyone, not just some.
Link : Agile Ajax
Link : Cnet news on case against Southwest Airlines
Link : Ajaxian reporting about this
Permalink: Ajax lacking support for blind people ?
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Response from:
Rybek
(10/19/06 10:49pm)
Unfortunately it's difficult to make AJAX based website for blind :(
Response from:
Servaas Schrama
(10/20/06 8:54pm)
Well, I guess they care less about your family photos than others ;). for them it's all about written content.
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