Exactly which url did you go to off http://www.linux-speakup.org to get to this survey? Greg On Mon, Dec 03, 2001 at 02:43:37PM -0500, Janina Sajka wrote: > No problems executing the survey here with lynx 2.8.4rel.1 (17 Jul 2001) > > I don't see much in the way of accessibility issues with this form. I do > have a couple of points, however: > > Link elements should be clearly intelligible on their own--without any > need to access surrounding text. UTRLs labeled "link," for example, are > not good practice. The applicable WAI guideline is intended to support > users who navigate through urls via various browser access technologies > and may not have direct access to the surrounding text in the process; > > The form itself does not validate with HTML Tidy. I did not try > http://validator.w3.org, but would not expect a different result there. > Valid html is, of course, the foundation of good accessibility practices > on web pages, and I believe we should model what we preach as much as > practical; > > In the first question, "Where do you use speakup?," what is meant by > "school" as opposed to "college or university?" In other words, wouldn't > everyone checking off "college or university" also check off "school," > inasmuch as a college or a university is certainly a school by all > accepted usages of English?; > > What, exactly, is this survey supposed to discover? It perports to be > about future developments, but only questions regarding curent use are > asked. Are we to surmise that some users will receive support in the > future, while others will not? Certainly this can't be the case. So, what, > exactly, is this survey supposed to show? > > > -- > > Janina Sajka, Director > Technology Research and Development > Governmental Relations Group > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > Chair, Accessibility SIG > Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) > http://www.openebook.org > > Will electronic books surpass print books? Read our white paper, > Surpassing Gutenberg, at http://www.afb.org/ebook.asp > > Download a free sample Digital Talking Book edition of Martin Luther > King Jr's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech at > http://www.afb.org/mlkweb.asp > > Learn how to make accessible software at > http://www.afb.org/accessapp.asp > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
