Re: FN-FORUM: RE: Adding an accessibility bar to a website - thoughts please

date posted 10th January 2007 15:52

I do know what you are saying, and a year or two ago hearing 'website for
the blind' would of prompted a WTF response from me but I've learnt other
wise. There are of course other more easier options for the blind other than
websites, quite a mine field for them using the web but with over 6 billion
people in the world theres going to be some people that want this. But never
mind, I'll leave this topic alone now.

I took screen readers as actual people as they do exsist but yes having the
programme or software that reads out the text on screen is good - this is
just the same as saying have an audio option, well thats how I see it.

Martin
atdc

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Short" [EMAIL REMOVED]
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Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 4:27 PM
Subject: RE: FN-FORUM: RE: Adding an accessibility bar to a website -
thoughts please


>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf Of Duncan
>> Glendinning
>> Sent: 10 January 2007 16:06
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>> Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: RE: Adding an accessibility bar to a website -
>> thoughts please
>>
>>
>> Gary,
>>
>> Yes, websites for the blind. Ever heard of screen readers?
>>
>> Duncan
>
> Of course; I've done my fair share of iGIF compliant government sites. The
> point
> is the web is predominantly a visual medium. Worse, unlike newspapers and
> books
> for which audio versions are a good idea, it is also an interactive medium
> so it
> stands to reason that it is not a medium for the blind. The web will never
> be
> the best place for blind people, they should choose another medium to
> access
> those goods or services, if only for their own sanity. It must be a
> nightmare
> trying to find out local council information (for example) via the web,
> much
> easier for blind people to phone up. Web for the blind is like radio for
> the
> deaf.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Gary
> http://www.garyshort.org/
>
>
>
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