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Foil 36 XML and Universal Access I

From Tango Futures: XML for Portals, Web-based Collaboration and Distance Education Rice University Tango Tutorial -- October 18 1999. by Geoffrey C. Fox


1 It is essential that collaborative technologies support all users independent of their hardware and physical capabilities
2 Hardware issues are essentially illustrated by palmtop to CAVE example on previous foil
3 Suppose we wish to teach a class where some students and/or teachers have impaired sight and hearing.
4 Then we need to share same object content but render it differently on each client.
  • Possibly want to render a given object in multiple ways on a given machine
5 Essential to share content (as in XML JSSB) and this enables you to choose right presentation for given client
  • Typical HTML layout aimed at fully capable users and needs to be redone for physically impaired users
6 Concepts of XML JSSB for universal access developed with Al Gilman from Trace Center

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