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=Summary: mozilla.dev.accessibility - to October 6, 2006=
[news://news.mozilla.org/Mozilla.dev.accessibility mozilla.dev.accessibility]
Authored by Sherman Fernandes, Dean Woodside
==Announcements==
*[http://groups.google.ca/group/mozilla.dev.accessibility/browse_thread/thread/83a1720241e31603/c5d14e682913d2b8?hl=en#c5d14e682913d2b8 Legal Precedent Set for Web Accessibility]
*:US Federal court rules that retailers may be sued if its website is inaccsessible. [http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060907/cgth051.html?.v=55 Read more...]
==Discussions==
*[http://groups.google.ca/group/mozilla.dev.accessibility/browse_thread/thread/b0d27a9a4e1178ce/cfd52a0084821c29?hl=en#cfd52a0084821c29 W3C Sets Road Map for Web App Accessibility]
*:The W3C introduced its WAI-ARIA (Web Accessibility Initiative for Accessible Rich Internet Applications) roadmap--a set of guidelines for developers to make accessible web content. This set of documents tackles some of the difficulties that AJAX has been causing with regards to accessibility. [http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2020798,00.asp Read more...]
*:'''Other links of interest:'''
*::[http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-aria-roadmap-20060926/ Roadmap for Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA Roadmap)]
*::[http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-aria-role-20060926/ Roles for Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA Roles)]
*::[http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-aria-state-20060926/ States and Properties Module for Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA States and Properties)]
*::[http://juicystudio.com/article/making-ajax-work-with-screen-readers.php Making Ajax Work with Screen Readers]
==Meetings==
*[http://groups.google.ca/group/mozilla.dev.accessibility/browse_thread/thread/1c558538aa59b9bb/4546f51f65631d3b?hl=en#4546f51f65631d3b Accessibility Hackfest 2006] - October 10-12 in Cambridge, MA ([http://wiki.mozilla.org/Accessibility_Hackfest_2006 more details])
*:Participants include the Mozilla Foundation, IBM, Sun and Novell to name a few.
=Frequently Asked Questions=
'''Q:''' Where can I find more about Mozilla's accessibility initiatives?<br>
A: [http://www.mozilla.org/access/ Mozilla Accessibility Project]<br>
'''Q:''' What are some of the built-in accessibility features that are currently supported?<br>
A: [http://accessfirefox.com/FxBuiltInFeatures.html Firefox's Built-in Accessibility Features]<br>
'''Q:''' Which assistive technologies support Firefox and Thunderbird?<br>
A: [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Assistive_technology_compatibility Assistive Technology Compatibility] - Documents assistive technologies for Windows, Linux, UNIX, Mac OS X and the degree of compatibility with Firefox 1.5.0.5+ and Thunderbird 1.5.0.5+<br>
'''Q:''' What can I do to make sure my Mozilla extensions are accessible?<br>
A: In general, use the [http://www.mozilla.org/access/toolkit-checklist Accessible Toolkit Checklist]. For interface design with XUL, follow the [http://www.mozilla.org/access/xul-guidelines Accessibile XUL Authoring Guidelines].<br>
'''Q:''' I'm interested in helping promote the fine accessibility features that Firefox provides, what can I do?<br>
A: [http://accessfirefox.com/ Firefox Accessibility Advocates]<br>
[news://news.mozilla.org/Mozilla.dev.accessibility mozilla.dev.accessibility]
Authored by Sherman Fernandes, Dean Woodside
==Announcements==
*[http://groups.google.ca/group/mozilla.dev.accessibility/browse_thread/thread/83a1720241e31603/c5d14e682913d2b8?hl=en#c5d14e682913d2b8 Legal Precedent Set for Web Accessibility]
*:US Federal court rules that retailers may be sued if its website is inaccsessible. [http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060907/cgth051.html?.v=55 Read more...]
==Discussions==
*[http://groups.google.ca/group/mozilla.dev.accessibility/browse_thread/thread/b0d27a9a4e1178ce/cfd52a0084821c29?hl=en#cfd52a0084821c29 W3C Sets Road Map for Web App Accessibility]
*:The W3C introduced its WAI-ARIA (Web Accessibility Initiative for Accessible Rich Internet Applications) roadmap--a set of guidelines for developers to make accessible web content. This set of documents tackles some of the difficulties that AJAX has been causing with regards to accessibility. [http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2020798,00.asp Read more...]
*:'''Other links of interest:'''
*::[http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-aria-roadmap-20060926/ Roadmap for Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA Roadmap)]
*::[http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-aria-role-20060926/ Roles for Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA Roles)]
*::[http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-aria-state-20060926/ States and Properties Module for Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA States and Properties)]
*::[http://juicystudio.com/article/making-ajax-work-with-screen-readers.php Making Ajax Work with Screen Readers]
==Meetings==
*[http://groups.google.ca/group/mozilla.dev.accessibility/browse_thread/thread/1c558538aa59b9bb/4546f51f65631d3b?hl=en#4546f51f65631d3b Accessibility Hackfest 2006] - October 10-12 in Cambridge, MA ([http://wiki.mozilla.org/Accessibility_Hackfest_2006 more details])
*:Participants include the Mozilla Foundation, IBM, Sun and Novell to name a few.
=Frequently Asked Questions=
'''Q:''' Where can I find more about Mozilla's accessibility initiatives?<br>
A: [http://www.mozilla.org/access/ Mozilla Accessibility Project]<br>
'''Q:''' What are some of the built-in accessibility features that are currently supported?<br>
A: [http://accessfirefox.com/FxBuiltInFeatures.html Firefox's Built-in Accessibility Features]<br>
'''Q:''' Which assistive technologies support Firefox and Thunderbird?<br>
A: [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Assistive_technology_compatibility Assistive Technology Compatibility] - Documents assistive technologies for Windows, Linux, UNIX, Mac OS X and the degree of compatibility with Firefox 1.5.0.5+ and Thunderbird 1.5.0.5+<br>
'''Q:''' What can I do to make sure my Mozilla extensions are accessible?<br>
A: In general, use the [http://www.mozilla.org/access/toolkit-checklist Accessible Toolkit Checklist]. For interface design with XUL, follow the [http://www.mozilla.org/access/xul-guidelines Accessibile XUL Authoring Guidelines].<br>
'''Q:''' I'm interested in helping promote the fine accessibility features that Firefox provides, what can I do?<br>
A: [http://accessfirefox.com/ Firefox Accessibility Advocates]<br>