Discussion of all things related to Public Domain

["Francis Brock" <openstudios AT brockworks.com>]

Thanks Tom,

Accessibility
Will do. (Keep an Eye out) I think making the sight very accessible is
important. There are lots of visually challenged musicians, too.

JAWS is the one of the, if not the top, screen readers of choice. There are
several others, though. I have access to JAWS, if the site design needs to
be tested for screen readability.

A text oriented sight can still be very good looking and interactive.
Template driven is good, too. Some great open source portal software
available. Getting content via RSS, etc helps keep it changing. Tying in a
good forum package and making the discussion the focus can help (like
slashdot).

Using shockwave, flash, etc certainly makes it a bit more sticky and
interactive - some sites over do it by using a complete flash design which
is to heavy for low bandwidth. I'd have to see where the these technologies
are these day's with regards to accessibility.

By following the section508.gov requirements (it is a law for government
sites that they meet these requirements for accessibility) it'll take care
of many accessibility issues. Although, the WC3 recommendations go further.

Donation for MD registration -
My card was charged on August 14, 2004 - (BrockWorks) 50.00 for the
registration 5.00 donation to defray Networkforgood.org costs. I find it a
tad bit disconcerting that the transaction has not flowed through. I'm sure
it'll all work out.

Computer Donation
Still looking for some recommendations for packages to load. Minimum
requirements. Hoping you can help.

Peace and Music,

Francis
A supporter of: the community studio paradigm, the repeal of DMCA, the
return to reasonable copyrights, the right to perform without extortion,
creative common licensing, Authoright, the public domain. All things good
and just.

Is there hope. Hope there is. Is hope there. There hope is. Hope is there.
There is hope.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "tom poe" <tompoe AT amihost.com>
To: "Francis Brock" <openstudios AT brockworks.com>
Cc: "Open Studios" <Open_Studios AT yahoogroups.com>; "Community Studios"
<community_studios AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 10:03 AM
Subject: Re: [Open_Studios] Site Update questions


: Hi, Francis:  Thanks for the links leads.  Please keep your eyes open
: for a site you might come across that Open Studios might emulate.  Open
: Studios is a predominantly text-oriented site, as opposed to one that
: uses Flash, or lots of graphics, as you know.  I'd like to shift it to a
: format that lends itself to interaction with the visitor, though.  What
: do you think?
:
: On the donation topic, I checked P.O. Box this morning.  No check, so
: I'll see what the account at Heritage Bank shows.  It should show
: electronic transfer a few days ago.  If it doesn't, I'll track back with
: the folks at Networkforgood.org to see what they say.
: Tom
:
: On Fri, 2004-09-24 at 05:19, Francis Brock wrote:
: > Look at section508.gov for tips.
: > Reference WC3 site for accessibility.
: >
: > If need be I have links to lot of info, free on-line training,
somewhere.
: >
: > Francis
: >
: > ----- Original Message ----- 
: > From: "tom poe" <tompoe AT amihost.com>
: > To: "Open Studios" <Open_Studios AT yahoogroups.com>
: > Cc: "Community Studios" <community_studios AT lists.ibiblio.org>
: > Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 11:37 PM
: > Subject: [Open_Studios] Site Update questions
: >
: >
: > : So far, exploring the world of site menus, I get the impression that
an
: > : accessible menu that can be navigated with something like JAWS, or
: > : others, remains a problem.  The use of two options, tables and CSS,
: > : don't work all that well.
: > :
: > : So, I'm thinking we have to have a nice site map layout, rather than
: > : inserting page menus.  Does anyone have suggestions about whether this
: > : would be the appropriate approach?  Should I mock up something like
: > : this, and just use an image/link sprinkled around for a site map,
along
: > : with a few major links to related material on the pages/sections?
: > :
: > : SONG STORM is about to break out into genres/categories of music, and
: > : Open Studios is about to experience a major site redo, possibly moving
: > : to a template-driven site format for visitor interaction.
: > :
: > : Tom
: > :
: > :
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