ColdFusion

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ColdFusion

• And Section 508
• Michael Smith, President
• TeraTech, Inc
• ColdFusion, Database VB custom development
• http//www.teratech.com
• 800-447-9120

Jon Brundage Jonwind_at_windcompany.com
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Introduction

• Michael Smith
• President TeraTech
• Run MDCFUG
• CFUN-2k
• CF programmer and teacher
• Articles in CFDJ, CFAdvisor, Fusion Authority

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What is 508?

• Disabled access
• Blind readers
• Color
• Table Headings
• JavaScript text
• Applets
• Timeouts

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Blind readers

• Image ALT tags
• But not for shim images!
• Automated code search regular expressions CF
  Studio

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JavaScript issues

• What if user turns off JavaScript in their
  browser? Test for it!
• Avoid Form validation pop ups
• _fieldname validation
• ltNOSCRIPTgt descriptions

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Applets

• Java
• ActiveX
• Provide alternatives

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Timeouts

• May take much longer to process pages
• Increase max session timeout in CF admin
• Roll your own timeout code

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Problem CF tags

• CFTREE - java
• CFINPUT - javascript
• CFAPPLET - java
• CFSLIDER - java
• CFGRID - java
• CFSELECT - java
• CFTABLE, CFCOL no summary

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Frames

• Convert to tables with CFINCLUDEs
• Label your table heading and cells
• ltTABLE SUMMARYthisgt
• ltTH IDxgt
• ltTD Headersxgt

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Forms

• Can keyboard
• Tab order
• Labels
• Validation
• Keep them simple

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CFINCLUDE

• Skip to content link
• Navigation

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Text alternative

• Database driven content

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Questions?

• Ask now
• or email michael_at_teratech.com