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T. V. Raman <tv.raman.tv@xxxxxxxxx> · Fri, 1 Aug 2008 08:07:37 -0700 (PDT)

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You can watch a
video of the tutorial Charles and I gave as part of the
Google Open Source series on July 14.
Emacspeak users can play the video by pressing e e
on the above link and specifying
emacspeak-m-player-youtube-player when prompted.
Abstract

Google is the Web's premier creator of user-friendly Web 2.0
applications, and I have long viewed it as part of our mission to
do for users in the long tail (AKA users with special needs) what
we've achieved for the mainstream user. Accessibility 2.0
is now a hot topic on the Web
--- and we would like to move from a world where AJAX
applications were a straight No-No with respect to blind users to
a world where these same technologies are used to enhance their
usability for everyone.

Google-AxsJAX
is an Open Source framework for injecting
accessibility for users with special needs --- and more
generally, usability enhancements --- into Web 2.0 applications.
In this TechTalk, Charles Chen and I give a hands-on tutorial on using
AxsJAX to enhance the usability
of Web 2.0 applications. The tutorial covers the following:

A brief introduction to the additional opcodes introduced
by W3C ARIA to the assembly language of the Web (AKA HTML+_javascript_).

AxsJAX library abstractions built on the above that help Web
developers generate relevant feedback via the user's adaptive
technology of choice.

Steps in creating fluent eyes-free interaction to Web
applications, including enabling rapid access to parts of a
complex Web page.

This tutorial focuses on solutions we've already built and
deployed both within shipping products and as early end-user
experiments. Google products that we will cover include:

Google WebSearch

Google Reader

Google Books

GMail and Google Talk

Google Scholar

Google Sky

And time permitting, we might even demonstrate how I now make up
for all the time I save thanks to an efficient
eyes-free auditory user interface by playing JawBreaker and
reading XKCD via their AxsJAXed versions. 

Note that writing AxsJAX enhancements to Web applications can
help you win bragging
rights and cool swag! The goal of this
hands-on tutorial is to help you get there faster!

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Posted By T. V. Raman to emacspeak
The Complete Audio Desktop at 8/01/2008 08:07:00 AM

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