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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Wait wait,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Weather.com is NOT the “national weather” website.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It’s operated by a private company that also has The Weather Channel. It uses the information from the <b>real</b> National Weather Service, which is a division of NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), a US federal agency that operates the weather satellites and distributes the data and their forecast information around the globe. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>So weather dot <b>com</b> is the private company that does this website <a href="https://weather.com/">https://weather.<b>com</b>/</a> it has ads and is not responsible for its accuracy, timeliness of data, or accessibility.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>And weather dot <b>gov</b> is the US government’s National Weather Service <a href="http://www.weather.gov">http://www.weather.<b>gov</b></a> that can’t have ads and is responsible to use US citizens.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Don’t confuse the two.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#D0CECE'>— — —<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Bevi Chagnon, founder/CEO <b><span style='color:#AEAAAA'>|</span></b> <u><span style='color:#0563C1'><a href="mailto:Bevi@PubCom.com">Bevi@PubCom.com</a></span></u> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#D0CECE'>— — —<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>PubCom: <span style='color:#C00000'>Technologists for Accessible Design + Publishing</span><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>consulting <span style='color:#D0CECE'>•</span> training <span style='color:#D0CECE'>•</span> development <span style='color:#D0CECE'>•</span> design <span style='color:#D0CECE'>•</span> sec. 508 services<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Upcoming classes</b> at <a href="http://www.pubcom.com/classes"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.PubCom.com/<b>classes</b></span></a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#D0CECE'>— — —<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://mailchi.mp/dfadd677496c/heqcq8lsqb-2960773"><b><span style='color:#0563C1'>Latest</span></b><span style='color:#0563C1'> blog-newsletter</span></a> – Accessibility Tips at <a href="http://www.pubcom.com/blog"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.PubCom.com/blog</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> athen-list <athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Larry L. Lewis, Jr.<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 7, 2019 2:29 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' <athen-list@u.washington.edu><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] inaccessible websites<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I often use <a href="https://weather.com/">https://weather.com</a> as a webpage to expose my audience to learning how to conduct their own manual accessibility tests. Graphics are rarely labeled, and form fields are often mislabeled. Sometimes, heading levels are definitely out of logical order. We can always find room to complain about the weather, so why not beat up on the National Weather website???<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><img border=0 width=174 height=25 style='width:1.8125in;height:.2638in' id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image002.png@01D57D1D.18ECBFB0" alt="The Paciello Group logo"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Respectfully:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Larry L. Lewis, Jr.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Director of Government Sales and Strategic Partnerships<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.paciellogroup.com/"><span style='color:blue'>The Paciello Group</span></a><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><a href="https://vispero.com/"><span style='color:blue'>A Vispero Company</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>17757 US Highway 19 N, Suite 560<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>Clearwater, FL 33764<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>Phone: +1(727) 803-8000, EXT 1909<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:llewis@paciellogroup.com"><span style='color:blue'>E-Mail</span></a><u><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=244 height=72 style='width:2.5416in;height:.75in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image005.jpg@01D57D1D.18ECBFB0" alt="Lewis Signature"><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> athen-list <<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu">athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Leyna Bencomo<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 7, 2019 1:20 PM<br><b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [Athen] inaccessible websites<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Does anybody have a good example of a website that is obviously inaccessible for JAWS? I’m also looking for an example of a form that is poorly designed for someone who needs magnification. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Leyna Bencomo </span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Assistive Technology Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Office of Information Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>University of Colorado Colorado Springs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway, <b>EPC 215<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>(Kraemer Family Library)</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Colorado Springs, CO 80918<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>(719) 255-4202 / <a href="mailto:lbencomo@uccs.edu">lbencomo@uccs.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.uccs.edu/~it/">http://www.uccs.edu/~it/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=458 height=54 style='width:4.7708in;height:.5625in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image006.png@01D57D1C.DF5A48D0" alt="sig logo small"></span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>