Hi, While I am going to ask again, and need too a better understanding as to how one can have both an irc portal and a chat client, this company is making its chat client itself accessible. Not all of their users have a vision challenge, and I agree that the IRC solution works for everyone even those not using speech. However I need a better understanding as to how they can package this in a way that allows for both a chat client for those who can use this, and the IRC option for those regardless of their challenge that may want to use this. In Webcrossing packages hosting/web services for companies. From what I have seen of the chat itself, it looks like it will work fine with a screen reader if you can get in the door. One's ability to process information speech wise is a very individual thing. Just because you have never found this, does not mean it cannot e accomplished. Can you speak to the process of linking an irc portal with a chat client? Karen On Thu, 6 Oct 2005, Lorenzo Taylor wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > When you say they want to make their chat more accessible, what exactly do you > mean? As far as accessibility to the masses and in fact accessibility to those > using braille or speech, nothing is more accessible than IRC. No chat that uses > the browser via javascript or applet will come close to the accessibility > provided by IRC. There are IRC clients available for every operating system on > the planet, and those who need speech or braille output will most definitely be > able to find a fully functional IRC client that works with their screen reader. > Plus, there are plenty of open source IRC servers available, so this company > won't have to worry about trying to reinvent the wheel by doing everything they > can to make a javascript based chat more accessible to people using speech. > BTW, I have yet to find a javascript based chat, even in Windows, that was even > anywhere near usable with a screen reader. > > HTH, > Lorenzo > - -- > Living your life is a task so difficult, it has never been attempted before. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFDRM80G9IpekrhBfIRAh13AJ94w3DhmCY+h68yCDVzCMXKTkp4YgCdHXzy > zPyOaboYTfHjSSfRt8WTS8U= > =jyP7 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
