For me, the cognitive cost of using a large Zotero database would be substantially lowered by providing Back (previous item), Forward (next item), and History (last 10 items displayed) controls on th

agencies and private foundations which require accessibility and open-sourcing. It's based at the Center for History and New Media, which is located at a public university and led by history professo

I would like to use Zotero as a means for self-archiving online sources I referenced in a publication to guarantee their long time accessibility. As everybody knows many URLs aren't very stable and co

more money in helping to create open source accessibility solutions?

Now that open source software is becoming more mainstream, there will inevitably be conflict as the open source community adapts to larger communities. The community of potential users of Zotero is la

I think what rubs me the wrong way about these discussions is the lack of recognition that accessibility is a civil rights issue. When a software tool, especially one that is being adopted extremely q

I think what rubs me the wrong way about these discussions is the lack of recognition that accessibility is a civil rights issue.

Returning to more general issues. . . I think what rubs me the wrong way about these discussions is the lack of recognition that accessibility is a civil rights issue. When a software tool, especially

done to improve support for screen readers and accessibility in general. Mozilla provides Accessible XUL Authoring Guidelines, and, though Zotero already follows many of them (e.g., keyboard access,

Until Zotaro does accessibility testing and incorporates universal access into its design process, I am not particularly interested in what you think this problem “sounds like.”

Frankly, it would be much easier for me to invest time in mastering EndNote, which is 508 compliant. But, they suck and not the least for suing Zotero. Until Zotaro does accessibility testing and inco

There are, and I'd like to get back to the other one, but I want to make sure Sean understands that the PDF issue isn't something Zotero can do anything about, as he has stated repeatedly—including in

One of them is related to Zotero - the way it performs with standard accessibility software.

or TIFFS) are not accessible. Commonly accepted accessibility standards dictate that images on websites contain an embedded text description for visually impaired users. (Zotaro does not comply with

Dan. I still think there are differences in usability for people using assistive technology when searching, but let's shelve this discussion until I can give you specific examples (in any case this do

uptownsean: I take it from your silence that you understand the explanations given regarding PDFs and how disabled users are in no different situation from any other users when it comes to searching.

Firefox's accessibility extension reveals multiple failures on Zotero.org.

This sound like individual page images displayed in the browser, not PDFs (although they look the same). It seems entirely possible that EBSCOhost could have a text layer that it uses to decide which

technologies people use. Therefore, the accessibility guidelines in Adobe require users who use ANY assistive technology to open all PDFs within Adobe rather than a browser. Now, when able-bodied use

But if there's anything we can do on our end to improve accessibility, we'll of course try to do it.