Comments on: Google Offers Accessible Search

By: Joe Dolson

Joe Dolson — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 21:20:20 +0000

Hi, Kenneth. Thanks for your comments! I’ve taken a look at the site using Zoomtext at magnification level 6, and I’m not really certain what the problem is. I did observe a problem with IE6 while I was checking, which may have caused you some navigational problems, but couldn’t identify anything really specifically related to the size of the text with Zoomtext.

Can you describe your problems further?

Thanks,
Joe

By: Kenneth J. Haldeman

Kenneth J. Haldeman — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 14:02:58 +0000

I am legally blind and use Zoomtext 9.- on the computer. Your test is very difficult to read at magnification level 6 ( what I use)
Can you help with readable text?

By: rich

rich — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 15:28:51 +0000

No probs. I actually read up a bit more and discovered at least for now the system uses something called ‘Google Co-op technology’ so the interface is very much borrowed. I expect they’ll triple-A it before they launch.

There’s an good article on Reuters with Raman too, titled ‘Google tests more accessible Web search for blind’ - I won’t put a link in incase I get spam filered but you should be able to find it by the headline.

Turns out Raman is blind himself so I guess it’s a labour of love.

By: Matt Bailey

Matt Bailey — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 15:16:31 +0000

Thanks for the heads up on the link, Rich. Somtimes I load up the links in these posts and get confused.

I hear you - i’ve witnessed many a search engine rep confess ignorance to the WCAG. I don’t think they are using any WCAG guidelines to determine the search results, just WCAG intentions, knowingly or unknowingly.

By: rich

rich — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 15:08:13 +0000

Your AOL cancel links both point to the accessible search mate.

I really hope they run their own sites through the WCAG guidelines or they’re gonna be removing thier own content from the accessible SERPs