508 Compliant Skins

Does anybody know where I may get a skin that I can use with
WebHelp that is section 508 compliant. During generation of the
Hlp, RoboHelp asks if your application has to be 508 compliant. If
the box is checked, it will not apply any skins and without skins,
the Search does not have a text box, where users would be able to
enter text to search for. I am wondering if some one have developed
a skin, that is 508 compliant, but has a text box build in the
Search navigation. Currently the Search is managed via a list of
links.

Hi all and welcome to the community prabhatkk
Ummm, I certainly don't mean to be argumentative, but if you
look at the output options for WebHelp, you will notice that if you
choose to enable Section 508 compliancy, the ability to use skins
is lost. This tells me that skins in and of themselves (or possibly
by their very nature) don't lend themselves to being compliant.
When you think about it, it does make sense. Section 508 is
geared toward disabled individuals. Normally, this means they are
using screen readers to "display" their browsing experience. All
those pretty visual elements would be totally lost and wasted on
someone visually impaired.
Usually I will recommend generating WebHelp twice to two
different folders. One folder containing a skinned system and
another containing the Section 508 compliant system. Then you can
do one of a couple of things.
1. Offer a link from the web site that will open either
version.
2. Within a skinned WebHelp system, have a link that opens
the Section 508 compliant version.
Cheers... Rick

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