Descriptive Text

Corda® Technologies recognizes the importance of providing equal access to

information for users who are visually impaired, and is the first and only company to
provide multiple data visualization solutions that create accessible, 508-compliant
graphs and maps with descriptive text.

There are an estimated 800,000 visually impaired persons currently using the Web. It
is estimated that there are 6.5 million Americans age 55 or older that experience
severe vision loss; by 2030 this number is projected to double.

The descriptive text is available for a screen reader device to audibly describe a graph
or map so a visually impaired user can understand the graphical information. Corda
Technologies has included the descriptive text feature in all members of its Corda
Server� family of data visualization solutions to facilitate inclusion of 508-compliant
graphs and maps in all Web content.

Corda Server graph or map output is interactive for all users, including the visually
impaired. Interactive graphs and maps enable all users to drill down to more in-depth
information. Sighted users receive additional information by drilling down to another
graph, map, or Web page. Non-sighted users access the same additional information
by going from one chart with descriptive text to another chart with descriptive text.
As the data changes, the graph or map and the descriptive text automatically change
to match the new data. This fulfills the requirements of Section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act, which requires that all graphs and maps must be simultaneously
offered in a text format that can easily be interpreted by a screen-reader such as
JAWS and IBM* Home Page Reader.

Although this law applies only to federal organizations, many private organizations
are also realizing the need to provide a method for visually impaired users to access
important data.

This section includes the following topics:

Descriptive Text

Ditulis oleh Zahrowi Ahmad di/pada 16 Maret 2009

A descriptive text is a text which lists the characteristics of something. Take an

example, the following is one of the text belongs to the descriptive text.

Prambanan Temple

Prambanan is the largest Hindu temple compound in Central Java in Indonesia,

located approximately 18 km east of Yogyakarta.

The temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the largest Hindu temples
in south-east Asia. It is characterised by its tall and pointed architecture, typical of
Hindu temple architecture, and by the 47m high central building inside a large
complex of individual temples.

It was built around 850 CE by either Rakai Pikatan, king of the second Mataram
dynasty, or Balitung Maha Sambu, during the Sanjaya Dynasty. Not long after its
construction, the temple was abandoned and began to deteriorate. Reconstruction of
the compound began in 1918. The main building was completed in around 1953.
Much of the original stonework has been stolen and reused at remote construction
sites. A temple will only be rebuilt if at least 75% of the original stones are available,
and therefore only the foundation walls of most of the smaller shrines are now visible
and with no plans for their reconstruction.

The temple was damaged during the earthquake in Java in 2006. Early photos suggest
that although the complex appears to be structurally intact, damage is significant.
Large pieces of debris, including carvings, were scattered over the ground. The
temple has been closed to the public until damage can be fully assessed. The head of
Yogyakarta Archaeological Conservation Agency stated that: “it will take months to
identify the precise damage”. However, some weeks later in 2006 the site re-opened
for visitors. The i