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Georgetown: Some of this depends on the screen reader that people are using and what their goals are in accessing the content. Thumbnails can encourage someone to open an item, but may not be needed for a person with a disability. Often a difference between what WCAG reports and what each individual user wants out of the site.
VTech: What if DSpace could be constructed with skip-navigation features so that users using screen readers could get more directly to the content.
Felicity: What is the timeframe for providing accessibility guidance? Getting good clear guidelines to the developers as soon as possible would be very much appreciated.
Call Attendees
- Terrence W Brady (Georgetown University Library)
- Keith Gilbertson (University Libraries, Virginia Tech)
- Kimberly Chapman (University of Arizona Libraries)
- Marianne Reed (University of Kansas Libraries)
- Claudio Cortese (4Science)
- Suzanne Chase (Georgetown University Library)
- Anne Lawrence (University Libraries, Virginia Tech)
- Pauline Ward University of Edinburgh