[TriLUG] WWW2010

[Glenn Hennessee]

I'm not going but NCSU (my employer) is sending a visually impaired 
student specifically to learn about HTML5 and accessibility. One of the 
promises of HTML5 is the <video> tag for displaying video in the 
browser. This will, hopefully and eventually, remove the need for Flash. 
Flash is a nightmare for the visually impaired and difficult to make 
accessible. It can be done, Adobe has put hooks in for doing it, but 
having captioned video display in the browser that a screen reader can 
access is the goal.

One thing I haven't heard about accessibility of is the <canvas> tag.
glenn


Alan Porter wrote:
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> Just wondering if anyone from the LUG is planning
> to attend WWW2010 next week.
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> 19th International World Wide Web Conference
> Raleigh Convention Center
> http://www2010.org/
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> If so, what are you expecting to see there?
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Glenn Hennessee
Department of Chemistry
NC State University
Raleigh, NC 27606
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