[themes] **********SPAM**********: accessibility of drupal sites

[Mohammed Al-shar']

hi addi!

thank you so much, I will try to participate as much as I can in the 
discussion going on with that group.

Regards,
Mohammed al-shar'
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From: "Addi" <addi at rocktreesky.com>
To: "A list for theme developers" <themes at drupal.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 1:35 PM
Subject: Re: [themes] **********SPAM**********: accessibility of drupal 
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> This is one of things that I think is important (and others do too!) but
> seem to always have less time to focus on than I'd like. :(
>
> There is also a drupal group for accessiblity and it would be very
> helpful to the community if you joined that group and help us work on
> Drupal accessibility questions.
>
> http://groups.drupal.org/accessibility
>
> There used to be a fontsize module but it has been abandoned and deleted
> (was last avail for 4.6), http://drupal.org/handbook/modules/fontsize,
> and when I finally learn more about modules I'd like to have a whack at
> trying to revive it so folks can have a "plug and play" solution for that.
>
>
> Mohammed Al-shar' wrote:
>> dear listers,
>>
>> first, I am sorry to have posted this messages to both the themes and
>> the support lists, but I just am not sure where this would fit more.
>>
>> I am concerned with the accessibility of drupal powered websites for
>> the blind and visually impaired. I have searched the drupal website
>> and read what I could find about this topic but it seems to me that
>> this has received little attention so far. none of the posts I read
>> was elaborate enough.
>>
>> here are some points to contemplate about:
>>
>> 1. for visually impaired users, I want them to be able to change the
>> font size / color / contrast on the fly. one site that does this
>> beautifully, but it's not drupal powered is our strategic partner's
>> website at: www.yourdolphin.com <http://www.yourdolphin.com>
>>
>> 2. provide keyboard users the possibility of reaching some parts of
>> the website using accesskeys. I know that this method isn't preferred
>> from what I read about it, but may be the listers can share their
>> views about this point. I am blind myself, and never need to use
>> accesskeys as my screen reader has built in commands to reach to
>> various elements on most websites. actually, most modern screen
>> readers have this possibility.
>>
>> I am thinking that structuring the website's documents well will often
>> be most handy. like using different heading sizes, and using bulleted
>> and numbered lists.
>>
>> the project I am involved in currently is for the company I work for,
>> which specializes in assistive technology for the blind and visually
>> impaired. it's at: www.nattiq.info <http://www.nattiq.info>
>> it still requires lots of work, specially that it's going to be
>> multilingual and has a right to left  language. still, I would highly
>> appreciate it if some of you could give it a look and steer me in the
>> right direction. any comments will be warmly welcomed.
>>
>> Regards, and thanks in anticipation.
>>
>> Mohammed al-shar'
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