Yeah, and CBS itself is a pretty big business too. If they promise to work with them to make the player more accessible, that's really all they can do.
At 10:52 PM 6/6/2008, you wrote: >I don't think so. AOL seems to be acting in good faith but we'll have to >wait and see. > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >On Behalf Of chris ramsay >Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 10:32 PM >To: PC Audio Discussion List >Subject: Re: Unfortunate News From America Online (AOL) > > 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] > > > >Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >http://www.pc-audio.org > >To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >signature database 3165 (20080606) __________ > >The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > >http://www.eset.com Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
