hi i don't have eny problems using facebook btw I only use the moble site. maurice ham call kd0iko. on spring brake. On Mar 15, 2010, at 8:16 AM, Donna Goodin wrote:
> Hi Everett, > > I agree 100%. And, I would add that it isn't fair that Apple should have to > deal with other developers' sloppy design. That said I do think it's in > Apple's best interest to do so. Personally, I'd love to see more blind users > switch to the Mac, but it's hard to make that argument in a convincing way if > you also have to tell them, "Well, You'll love using your Mac, but it will > probably be an extension of your PC, rather than replacing it." Given the > cost of a Mac, that doesn't make for a very compelling argument to switch. :) > > I also think that if Apple wants to present VO as giving out-of-the-box > accessibility, having a glitch like that on a site as popular as Facebook > detracts from that claim. > Just my $.02. > Cheers, > Donna > On Mar 15, 2010, at 9:04 AM, E.J. Zufelt wrote: > >> On 2010-03-15, at 9:05 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: >> >>> Your point about Facebook and web standards is well-taken, but >>> Facebook--whether they follow web standards or not--is a very widely used >>> site. For me right now, this is just one more thing that my Mac can't do >>> that my PC can. The more things like that that are out there, the less >>> likely it is that the Mac can take the place of the PC. >> >> * Good morning Donna, >> >> I definitely understand your point of view, and I share it in part. The >> reason that some technologies work better with assistive technologies on >> Windows than on the Mac, not speaking about Facebook in particular, is >> because assistive technology vendors for Windows accommodate application and >> web development techniques that don't follow standards. The Apple approach, >> which has annoyed me more often than not, is to not accommodate these poorly >> written applications and web-sites. Arguably the owness for making an >> application accessible is that of the developer, and not of the assistive >> technology vendor, however, this means that some things will be poorly >> accessible, since generally speaking developers don't really tend to >> understand accessibility, or standards in general, very well. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
