FY10 Q2
Hi Rob,
Thanks for pulling together an accessible version of this document on such short notice. I think this version is good to go for this Quarter.
However, sometime before the next iteration I’d like to see if we can tweak the tables in this document to make them slightly more accessible: while all are readable with a screen reader, some of the tables are easier to read than others in the sense that they are announced to the screen reader as being there (while other tables could be easily skipped over if not announced). It could be that the table properties are different, but I can’t see any difference. So, I’m going to pass this on to other members of my team to see what I may be missing. Before I do that, one question: did you follow the same procedure going from Excel to this document for all embedded tables?
Appreciatively,
Mary
From: Robert W Smyser
Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 3:06 PM
To: Patricia Sheppard; Elaine Elizabeth Aufiero
Cc: Mary J Ziegler; Robert W Smyser
Subject: accessible version of CSS FY2010 Q2 Report draft 5 with embedded excel tables and interspersed comments.doc
Pat,
After Mary Ziegler told us embedded excel tables are the most desirable way to handle accessibility, I rejiggered the metrics section, attached. The document is in two sections – the first three pages are like previous reports, with all the metrics and all the text. Now, pages 4 to 5 are a two-page version of the report. It leaves out a few inconsequential metrics from Call Center and Repair Center, and drops ITSS (because Tim volunteered). Somehow, magically, it fits on 2 pages.
Hoping this helps.
Rob
P.S., Mary, let us know if the new version fails accessibility in some way… I was even able to enlarge the text a little. Screen magnification works wonders though, another reason to go paperless whenever possible.
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Robert Smyser’s email to Patricia Sheppard and Elaine Aufiero, cc: Mary Ziegler (dated 1/21/10)
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