Re: api to indicate where an AT user is operating

It was requested that the browser show a physical rendering of the user's
location. Nothing to do with hardware.


Rich Schwerdtfeger



From:	david bolter <[email protected]>
To:	Richard Schwerdtfeger/Austin/IBM@IBMUS,
Cc:	[email protected], Matthew
            King/Fishkill/IBM@IBMUS
Date:	01/16/2012 02:50 PM
Subject:	Re: api to indicate where an AT user is operating



Is the concern that browsers are using hardware acceleration, and/or APIs
that don't allow screen readers to hook in at a low level?

It would be hard to maintain and support modes that are not progressive.

Cheers,
David

On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 3:24 PM, Richard Schwerdtfeger <[email protected]>
wrote:

  I was on a call today with an ATV and it was requested whether if there
  would be support for an accessibility API That would allow an assistive
  technology to tell an application, such as a browser, to render on the
  display where the AT User was operating such as in the case of their
  operating the virtual buffer.  Typically, browser manufacturers do not
  want
  in assistive technology having control over what might be rendered in the
  browser so  I don't know whether this will garner a positive response.
  That
  said, I agree to post the request to this discussion. I look forward to
  your response.

  thanks,
  Rich


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