sounds like time for another law suit. chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Pattison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Access-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "PC-Audio" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 10:28 PM Subject: Fwd: Unfortunate News From America Online (AOL)
> From: Curtis Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Greetings and felicitations: > > I have been asked to post the following message on behalf of Tom > Wlodkowski, > Director of Accessibility for America Online (AOL). Mr. Wlodkowski does > not > bring good news, I am afraid; however, in his favor, he is doing his > best to > provide us with advance notice and a promise to work to make things > better. > He and I have worked together for several years on accessibility issues > pertaining to America Online, and I believe him to be a man of integrity > and > a person who is deeply committed to ensuring access to AOL's services by > all > people with disabilities. > > Should you wish to contact Mr. Wlodkowski directly, his email address is > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Here is Mr. Wlodkowski's message and the original post to which it > refers: > > Cordially, > > Curtis Chong > > ------------------- > > The player Mr. Roderick references in his original GUI Talk post below > is > one built by AOL. While there were some compatibility issues between the > AOL > Radio player and JAWS due to the use of javascript, it was generally > usable. > Regrettably, this player will no longer be available as of June 9. In > fact > we will take some significant steps backward as we transition to the use > of > a third party player. We apologize for the inconvenience and plan to > work > with our partner to improve usability of our new player in subsequent > releases. > > Beginning on June 9, the AOL Radio product will be powered by CBS Radio. > The > necessity of this new business model was driven by the dramatic increase > in > the music royalty rates paid for Internet Radio. This action by the > record > labels left AOL no choice but to look for an alternative way to stay in > the > internet radio business. Given the business demands and accelerated > transition, there wasn't ample time for us to effective address the > major > usability issues with the CBS Player. The AOL Radio team is aware of the > accessibility barriers presented by this transition, and is committed to > addressing the issue with CBS Radio once the new player interface > launches > on June 9. > > Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. As you > know > through the recent release of the accessible webmail product, AOL > Instant > Messenger and other products, we're committed to ensuring the usability > of > our products and services with screen access software. There are times > however where business needs put us in a situation where we regrettably > cannot deliver an accessible interface when a product is first launched. > This is the case with AOL Radio. We will certainly look to you, Mr. > Roderick > and others to test the accessibility of the new player interface once > the > team is a bit further down the path of implementing the necessary > usability > improvements. > > Best, > > Tom > > Forwarded message from Rick Roderick [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [gui-talk] AOL radio > To: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I am trying the new version of AOL radio. Unfortunately, some of the > keys > are not working. I am using Internet Explorer and JAWS 9. > > When I get to the categories, it says that a particular category is off > and > to press open it. When I press Enter, I simply hear the same message, > and > the category remains closed. > > I go into a selection of all stations, and not all the stations come up. > I > am able to choose a category from this area, however. When I do so, I > then > select a station. Everything works fine. However, when I hit > Alt-Left-Arrow to go back to the list, I can't get out of the current > station. > > Any suggestions? > > Thanks in advance. > > Regards Steve > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Windows Live Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Skype: steve1963 > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
