[Athen] Company Knowledge

[Jon Gunderson]

Michelle,
I would recommend that you ask them to report or you can check the accessibility of the resources they develop using the Functional Accessibility Evaluator[1].  We have been using it on our campus to evaluate websites and had a very positive response in terms of helping them identify accessibility problems.  

One important issue is to have them test any templates for accessibility before they start adding content.

I would also be very interested in any feedback you have about the tool, since we are designing it to be used for the exact task that you are trying to accommplish.

Jon

P.S. it is free tool for you or the web development company to use

[1] Functional Accessibility Evaluator
http://fae.cita.uiuc.edu

---- Original message ----

>Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 16:57:56 -0400

>From: "Peters,Michelle" <mmp46 at drexel.edu>  

>Subject: [Athen] Company Knowledge  

>To: "Access Technologists in Higher Education Network" <athen at athenpro.org>

>

>Hi everybody:

>

>I need the expertise and knowledge base that so many of you have.  Our

>university is looking at a redesign of the institutional website.  What

>do you know about, or do you have experience working with, a company

>called Digital Wave?  My understanding is the company designs and/or

>consults in overall web management, but how are they at incorporating

>accessibility?  How much 'education' will be needed for them with

>accessibility?  Hopefully they will incorporate accessibility, but I

>would like to know what experience others have had.    

>

>Your input is much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

>

>Michelle

>

>Michelle M. Peters, M.Ed.

>Director, Office of Disability Services

>504/ADA Compliance Officer

>Drexel University

>3141 Chestnut St., 81-210

>Philadelphia, PA  19104

> 

>215.895.1401 V

>215.895.2299 TTY

>215.895.1402 Fax

>www.drexel.edu/ODS

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>-----Original Message-----

>From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] On

>Behalf Of Patrick Burke

>Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 4:01 PM

>To: athen at athenpro.org

>Subject: [Athen] Command-&-Control with (Non-Dragon) Speech Rec.

>Software?

>

>

>>Hi Everyone,

>

>

>Here's a mix-&-match question for you ...:

>

>We have a client who uses Zoomtext & finds himself repeatedly using 

>the same small subset of commands. He wants to automate the process & 

>use voice commands for these operations, but he thinks NatSpeaking 

>Pro would be overkill. He's looking at various limited-vocab. 

>recognition programs instead.

>

>Does anyone know of any apps that allow for the limited speech rec. 

>he needs, yet still have scripting functions included?

>

>Any assistance very much appreciated,

>

>Patrick

>

>

>

>--

>Patrick J. Burke

>

>Coordinator

>UCLA Disabilities &

>Computing Program

>

>Phone: 310 206-6004

>E-mail: burke at ucla.edu

>

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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/
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