LiveJournal
5 Keywords: Livejournal, Blog, Diary, Collaboration,
LiveJournal is a freely available diary, blog type collaborative on-line service that also has a subscription version with an increased number of features. It includes social networking features and is one of the more accessible journal type applications. It does use a ReCaptcha system for logging in which is not the most accessible system but at least it has an audio option.
"The whole site was relatively accessible and it worked well in WebbIE once you realised the secret to using the navigate to form to skip links as the login and other essential search forms appeared after a long list of tab links. The main problems were related to submitting items in fckeditor and a screen reader user would have to use HTML format but once again it worked better in WebbIE. Not all the alternative texts for images were in place or useful. Some links were unhelpful by being too long or just 'more'. It is possible to send voice notes and to have these transcribed." Web2Access (2008)
- Blogging, Podcasting, Bookmarks and Wikis
Blogging, Podcasting, Bookmarks and Wikis are all ways of making use of the interactive nature of the web. In blogs and wikis text and graphics can be added to make web pages even if have no knowledge of how to develop web content as they use online editors. Podcasting allows you to add audio files and bookmarks are a way of keywording items so you can go back and find them again or share them with others!
- JISC TechDis accessibility of blogs and wikis
"There are so many different tools for producing blogs and wikis that it would be impossible to assess the accessibility of each one. In general, both a Blog and a Wiki are HTML based, therefore a number of the issues about creating accessible websites would also apply. Every tool has its own specific way of working, some restrict what you are able to do quite tightly and others which give you the freedom to add content in whatever way you require. A system which enables you to edit the HTML of posts and content is more likely to adaptable enough to allow accessible content."
