[OpenCast] Accessibility requirements for user facing applications

[John Norman]

Adam

My advice, if you are thinking of using Flex for UI, would be to post  
also on the Fluid list. They have the right expertise to advise on  
such a fundamental decision. I would be uncomfortable adopting Flex  
based on current accessibility policies as I would expect those  
policies to evolve over time (to be more stringent). The capacity of a  
technology to take anticipated changes into account will be important  
as well as current requirements. Currently, Fluid are the best experts  
I know for what requirements might become mainstream on what  
timescale. Not that they can predict the future of course...

John

On 14 Apr 2009, at 21:52, Adam Hochman wrote:

> This original question really derives from Matterhorn's desire to  
> better
> understand disabled users' needs around sophisticated media  
> interaction
> tools.
>
> We may use Flex as a UI technology for Matterhorn's media interaction
> tools and would like to know how some of the existing Flex media tools
> hold up.  My understanding is that Flex does not provide adequate
> accessibility support.  Is anyone interested in having your campus
> "disability liaison unit" review some of these tools already developed
> by our colleagues at Osnabruck?
>
> I am particularly interested in understanding the needs around
> bookmarking, annotation, and "in media navigation" for users with  
> sight
> and hearing disabilities.  Would this type of functionality apply to
> individuals with hearing disabilities?  Does your institution
> expect/require that these media interaction tools provide  
> functionality
> for users these disabilities?  Are you aware of any baseline
> requirements for adequate functionality?
>
> Adam Hochman wrote:
>> UC Berkeley, in accordance with California law, requires that "user
>> facing applications" provide adequate functionality for users with
>> disabilities.   Do most other states share this requirement?
>>
>> To community member from universities outside of the U.S., do you  
>> share
>> similar requirements?  I am particularly interested in how these
>> requirements translate into best practices for media focused
>> applications (i.e. audio and video).
>>
>> I am also curious about university policies around captioning  
>> media.  At
>> Berkeley, in short, we provide captions upon request through our  
>> DSP office.
>>
>> ~Adam
>>
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