UK Government accesskey system
Does anybody know where I can find the "official" page with the UK Government accesskey system information on - I have done several searches on various directories and search engines but they all bring up sites that are using the system not an actual reference to the full system and listings.
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section 2.4.4 of http://e-government.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/Resources/WebGuidelines/WebGuidelinesArticle/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4007474&chk=VwEKAFPatrick H. Lauke / webmaster / University of Salford
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Thanks Redux,
Are the UK Gov accesskeys globally appropriate? It seems that some of them differ to access keys I have seen previously. I think skip navigation is different - ie S in the UK Gov accesskeys and on WebAIM it is 2
What is the best route??
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| pixelpyro wrote: |
| What is the best route?? |
there's no cut and dry answer to this, but i'd suggest that a pragamatic solution would be to pick one of the standards and to stick with it consistently. additionally, make sure users are aware of your accesskeys (e.g. list them in your accessibility statement).
Patrick H. Lauke / webmaster / University of Salford
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Typical !!!
The so called 'UK Government accesskeys standard' haven't even been implement on the site that lists them:
http://e-government.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/Resources/WebHandbookIndex1/WebHandbookIndex1Article/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4000092&chk=KXx42g
Also, this 'Practical tip if your are a sighted web manager' tickled me pink:
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| To get a rough idea how some screen readers interpret information: Sit away from your computer and make sure you cannot see the screen Ask someone to take a rule and lay it horizontally on your computer screen; Ask them to read aloud, without pause, from left hand edge of your screen to the right hand edge; Ask them where there is an illustration to say the word ‘image’ and before any hyperlink say the words ‘link to’; Ask them to continue to continue to move the ruler down one line at a time and read without pause. Better yet, invest in a screenreader yourself - or get an auditor to tell you how useable your pages are on assistive technology. |
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Well, I bet a standard ruler is a fair bit cheaper than a copy of JAWS... 
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You've heard it before, but...
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Guys, JAWS is free for evaluation purposes. It'll run happily for 30mins, and then quit. It'll run again after you reboot.
Re UK gov accesskey standards, alt+1 is one to avoid -- it lists headings on a web page in JAWS. I think JAWS overrides it, can't remember. Someone go test.
Cheers
L.
Liam McGee, www.communis.co.uk
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| LiamCommunis wrote: |
| Guys, JAWS is free for evaluation purposes. |
i've had this rant before, but: it's free for evaluating the *product*, as in helping you to decide whether you're going to buy JAWS or not. if you are using it on a regular basis to test sites, you're breaking the terms & conditions of the evaluation version.
Patrick H. Lauke / webmaster / University of Salford
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Quite right, Patrick, and I have forked out the cash for my licence. However, for somebody wishing to do a 'one-off' check on their site, I would argue that it is a Good Thing for Freedom Scientific.
But it's a fair point that, legally, it's rather grey. Actually quite dark grey.
Freedom Scientific would need to decide that they are happy not to require people wanting to make their sites compatible with JAWS to licence the product (although people that use it a lot for testing should be required to purchase it -- so maybe some sort of 30-day rule could apply, too). If they could be happy to concentrate on their core market of users who use JAWS as an assistive technology rather than as a testing platform, then the more people out there developing sites that work with JAWS, the better for their user base, and the more of their product they will sell.
I think I'll email them and ask...
L.
Liam McGee, www.communis.co.uk
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Ideally they should offer some sort of developers license for JAWS so that more websites can be tested by those that create them.
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OK, I emailed 'em. Will report back to the forum should a reply be forthcoming...Liam McGee, www.communis.co.uk
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| pixelpyro wrote: |
| Ideally they should offer some sort of developers license for JAWS so that more websites can be tested by those that create them. |
hmmm...this sparked a heated and controversial debate a year or so ago. basically: why should (sighted) developers get it for cheap to test the designs, when people who *are* blind or severely visually impaired have to shell out large sums of money for it? best not go there again...
Patrick H. Lauke / webmaster / University of Salford
co-lead: WaSP Accesibility Task Force
take it to the streets ... WaSP Street Team
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co-author: Web Accessibility - Web Standards and Regulatory Compliance
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