[Blindtlk] nfb and southwest

[mr. hooper]

well the interesting thing is they were taking steps to make it usable it 
worked for  several  months.
 the fact that I believe they changed the site for visual appearance I'm 
guessing and didn't stop to think how it would effect the accessibility of 
it all.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David R.Stayer" <davidandloristayer at verizon.net>
To: <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 8:17 AM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] nfb and southwest


> Perhaps w4e caN GET AN UPDATE AT CONVENTGION.
>
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> From: cheryl echevarria <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
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> Date: Friday, May 27, 2011 06:03:35 AM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] nfb and southwest
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>>
>>
>> Yes but many people have been having issues with the Southwest.com 
>> website, this issue has not been rectified, when I use the website, it is 
>> not recognizable either I have to call Southwest.com and the 
>> reservationists don't know anything about it.
>>
>> But it is not that accessible.
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>>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>>   From: David R.Stayer<mailto:davidandloristayer at verizon.net>
>>   To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>>   Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 9:11 AM
>>   Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] nfb and southwest
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>>
>>   We passed a resolution regarding this issue last year.
>>
>>   ----- Original Message -----
>>   From: mr. hooper 
>> <james_hooper at earthlink.net<mailto:james_hooper at earthlink.net>>
>>   To:  <blindtlk at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindtlk at nfbnet.org>>
>>   Date: Friday, May 27, 2011 02:58:10 AM
>>   Subject: [Blindtlk] nfb and southwest
>>
>>   >
>>   >
>>   > greetings all federationists am i correct that their was an issue 
>> between nfb and southwest?
>>   >  at one time up to a week ago   their site had a link that made it 
>> very usable.  they hav since moved the link to a different screen making 
>> it vertually imposible  to book a flight i was just wondering what nfb's 
>> sbance had been with accessability of their website.
>>   >   i have contacted both southwest and their response was we don't 
>> have to comply with scrreen readers. i also contacted nfb's answer line 
>> in terms of technology so hopefully they can fesove the issue.  when i 
>> first contacted southwest a week ago i wasn't confruntational at all,  i 
>> just wanted to point out that at one time their site worked quite well.
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