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

[David Andrews]

I used the wrong words -- was trying to think of the adobe gui-based 
web pl\ublishing tool many people use.

Dave

At 10:59 PM 12/20/2009, you wrote:
>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
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> >Diane Graves
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> >Alternative Dispute Resolutions Unit
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