[Blindtlk] needing insight re: the pitfalls of web design with a screen reader

[Peter Donahue]

Hello Dave and listers,

    Just a minor correction. ColdFusion itself is not a Web publishing tool. 
It is a Web language that extends the capabilities of HTML to permit various 
components to be included on Web sites and in applications built with it. 
Like HTML ColdFusion pages can be hand coded so there are no barriers to 
working with Adobe ColdFusion as a blind person. In fact I'll be putting up 
several ColdFusion sites in the coming year. The Adobe Web production 
products do permit one to create sites using ColdFusion as the language to 
be used. You specify this when you begin constructing a Web site using these 
applications. Hope this clears up any confusion as to what ColdFusion is and 
what it is not.

Peter Donahue

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2009 5:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] needing insight re: the pitfalls of web design with 
a screen reader


It depends on how they conduct the class.  If you hand code basic
sites you shouldn't have any problems.  However, if they have you use
a web publishing tool like cold fusion, front page, or something from
adobe, it could be a problem -- depending on what they use.

Dave

At 07:52 AM 12/18/2009, you wrote:
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>Hi Guys,
>
>I have just registered for my courses for next term, and one of the
>pending classes is a course in web design.  As I am a computer user, and
>not a programmer by any means, I am very nervous about this.
>
>I'm wondering if some of the more savvy users can tell me what hurdles I
>can expect to run into with a screen reader, and whether there are any
>of these that are nonnegotiable.
>
>Hope this makes sense.  Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Thanks!
>
>
>
>Diane Graves
>Civil Rights Specialist
>Indiana Civil Rights Commission
>Alternative Dispute Resolutions Unit
>317-232-2647
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