The thing about accessibility with screenreaders is that often we have
to look backwards for a solution. i.e. dwelling on older technology and
allowing screenreader manufacturers to stagnate, sit pretty, and not
significantly update their product.

If WAI-aria buys into newer technology and allows for a path forward
rather than backward, then that's all good and needs encouragement
rather than going back for older solutions. It may solve the immediate
access problem but not future ones.

...Damon


-----Original Message-----
From: scriptingenabled@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:scriptingenabled@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of icantdom
Sent: 02 September 2008 13:14
To: scriptingenabled@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [scriptingenabled] Re: Schedule is now live!

--- In scriptingenabled@yahoogroups.com, Aaron Leventhal <aaron@...>
wrote:
>
> What about WAI-ARIA? I don't see it mentioned in the topics.
>
> It seems to me that WAI-ARIA is fundamental to the whole effort of
> making script accessible.
>
> - Aaron
>

This is a fact finding day, not a technology showcase. I agree that
WAI-ARIA is the way forward, but I disagree that it is fundamental to
making script accessible. Easy YouTube doesn't use WAI-ARIA yet and
works fine with screen readers.

I deliberately chose not to have technical speakers as I want to
confront the hackers in the audience with the human issues to find
solutions for, not a purely technical challenge. The screen reader
presentation however will show some WAI-ARIA solutions we use in Yahoo.

The US installment of Scripting Enabled will be more technical, I
suppose.

cheers
Chris



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