Thanks Paul, it's just my personal opinion, but if it is helpful you
can pass it on to whoever you like!
Emma
On 13/02/07, Paul Jarman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Emma, thank you for this. I thought it was an excellent synopsis, and, if
> you don't mind, I will forward it to one of our IT guys who is currently
> trying to work out just how accessible or otherwise our own WEBCT is. Thank
> you again.
>
> Paul.
>
> Paul Jarman,
> Disability Support Officer,
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Emma Wright
> Sent: 12 February 2007 16:12
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: accessible documents
>
>
> I don't know what the official answer is, but as a visually impaired
> student who uses it to access course material I can make the following
> comments...
>
> It picks up windows settings fairly well, so if like me you like to
> use larger than average fonts and play with the colour settings it
> will adopt these. However, when I used it there were lots of boxes on
> the screen and my large size text didn't fit in them very well. In
> the end I cut and paste the information from each box into word where
> I could read it more easily. Most of the icons did not enlarge or
> have a text label so I could not use them, but I managed without for
> the most part.
>
> I tried using my screenreader - ZoomText - and it worked ok, but I
> believe this depends on who has set up the information you want to
> access and how they've done it (I guess in the same way that the web
> is fully accessible if only websites are designed correctly). I did
> have a problem with pictures and graphs, but there may be a way of
> adding an equivalent of 'alt text', but my university didn't use it if
> so.
>
> I hope this is of some help,
>
> Emma
>
> On 12/02/07, John Conway <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > While we're on the topic – how "accessible" is WebCT????
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Dr John S Conway
> > Disability Officer / Principal Lecturer in Soil Science / Chair, Research
> > Committee
> > Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, Glos GL7 6JS
> > 01285 652531 ext 2234 fax 01285 650219
> > http://www.rac.ac.uk/index.php?_id=590
> > email [log in to unmask]
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
> >
> > From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tony Lees
> > Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 3:24 PM
> >
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: accessible documents
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > www.altformat.com
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards, Tony
> >
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> > ________________________________
> >
> >
> > From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Caroline Davies
> > Sent: 12 February 2007 15:21
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: accessible documents
> >
> >
> > Sorry folks, its none of these, but thank you for all this information.
> Its
> > a stand alone website, just devoted to this subject.
> >
> >
> > Caroline
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> >
> > From: Ian Litterick
> >
> >
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> >
> >
> > Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 3:16 PM
> >
> >
> > Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] Re: accessible documents
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I suspect it's Techdis
> > http://www.techdis.ac.uk/index.php?p=3_20 although there
> > are various pages of ours and the BDA's that are relevant, too.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Ian Litterick
> >
> > Executive Chairman
> >
> > www.iansyst.co.uk
> >
> > www.dyslexic.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
> >
> > From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kathy Aveyard
> > Sent: 12 February 2007 15:10
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: [DIS-FORUM] accessible documents
> >
> >
> > Dear Caroline,
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I'm not sure if it's what you're looking for, but try these two
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > http://www.w3c.rl.ac.uk/ukofficewai.html
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Kathy Aveyard
> >
> > Equality and Diversity manager
> >
> > The Equality Service
> >
> > Social Sciences Building
> >
> > University of Leeds
> >
> > Leeds LS2 9JT
> >
> >
> >
> > Tel. 0113 343 3964
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Caroline Davies
> > Sent: 12 February 2007 15:03
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: accessible documents
> >
> >
> > Can someone help me out? I know that a really good website was launched
> > sometime last year giving guidance on how to make printed materials more
> > accessible. But I have forgotten its title. Can anyone remember what it
> > is?
> >
> >
> > best wishes,
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Caroline
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > *************************************************
> > Dr Caroline Davies
> > Consultant
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> Emma Jane Wright
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