Hey Scott: You're right, of course. I guess after struggling for these past couple weeks t produce two pretty simple documents that might look like they weren't written by a blind person, I'm kind of frustrated with the very accessibility I usually brag to others about.:)
I have 6 copies of my resume, and 5 of my cover letter, each of which btw STILL has some spacing issues. And, I'm usually not a poor typist.:) Anyhow, iCloud will likely resolve the mobile quirks. Take care Carolyn On Jun 18, 2011, at 1:38 PM, Scott Howell wrote: > Carolyn, > > I would not expect a lot of effort from Apple on fixing the existing site > since iCloud will be replacing it in the not so distant future. The question > will be how accessible is the next version and what exactly will there be in > terms of an interface if any. I have the impression that the MobileMe site > will be going away at some point in its entirety. > > Scott > > On Jun 18, 2011, at 2:13 PM, carolyn Haas wrote: > >> Hey Teresa: >> Maybe I'm just being grouchy today. But, I think it's time to perhaps see if >> we can get the accessibility team to do more than "forward our issues to the >> developers." I'll go to bat for this company with all my heart and soul. >> But, I'll also expect them to provide solutions to serious issues like >> you're experiencing. >> >> And yes, I'll smile, still. >> :) >> Carolyn >> >> On Jun 17, 2011, at 10:06 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote: >> >>> Thanks for all the info, Bryan. I think I will simply have someone help log >>> in when I need to find my IPod. >sigh> Shame, shame, shame on Apple. :( I >>> am disappointed. However, let's hope they have a more accessible solution >>> soon. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Teresa >>> On Jun 17, 2011, at 8:26 PM, Bryan Jones wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Teresa, >>>> >>>> I have some bad news and some good news. First the bad. Believe it or not, >>>> Me.com is pretty inaccessible using VO or any screen reader. Esther has >>>> posted some workarounds that can help in some situations. One of Esther's >>>> tips is that it can be less painful to login if you include the specific >>>> section of the me.com site in the address bar as I've included in the >>>> following URL: >>>> >>>> www.me.com/findmyiphone >>>> >>>> When you get to that site, chances are you will still hear lots of the >>>> dreaded "Safari busy, Safari ready" chatter, but be patient and you should >>>> eventually be able to enter your id and password. I've noticed that it can >>>> take some VO left and right to hit the actual edit fields, and the button >>>> labeled "sign in" sometimes requires routing the mouse cursor to the VO >>>> cursor and then performing the VO-Shift-Spacebar mouse click. I just >>>> tested this and it got me to the "find my iphone" section of the me.com >>>> site but I was not able to find anything useful on that page using VO. >>>> >>>> Now for the good news. Aside from the me.com mess, I think you can perform >>>> the actual setup of the "find my ipod" service from your ipod itself. If >>>> you haven't already done so, take a look at the instructions at the >>>> following Apple site for setting this up on an ipod touch: >>>> http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/find-my-ipodtouch-setup/ >>>> >>>> More good news is that there is an App called "Find my iPhone" that is VO >>>> accessible and runs on an i-device. It will find any i-devices that have >>>> been setup on the "find my i-whatever" service under the ID you use to >>>> login after launching the app. It allows a sighted person to view a map >>>> displaying the approximate location of the i-device in question, and it >>>> has fully accessible functions allowing you to send a text message with or >>>> without sound, change the device's password, or wipe the device. You can >>>> even use the app to test the device you are running it on. Here's a link >>>> to the app in the US App Store: >>>> http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/find-my-iphone/id376101648?mt=8 >>>> >>>> Hopefully Apple will be replacing me.com with an upgraded and accessible >>>> website as part of the iCloud initiative. I had emailed >>>> accessibil...@apple.com a few months ago and they flat out told me the >>>> me.com site is not accessible with VO or any screen reader, but they >>>> offered no insight into when this situation might be improved. >>>> >>>> HTH, >>>> Bryan >>>> >>>> On Jun 17, 2011, at 9:44 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote: >>>>> I'm actually *hoping I have the wrong URL for the Mobile Me site. I'm >>>>> trying to activate the "find my IPod" service, and when I go to >>>>> www.me.com VO mostly says "busy" and will occasionally read one element >>>>> on the page. 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