[Blindtlk] store ads

[Julie J.]

Okay you bargain shopper guys and gals,

I've been working on my grocery ad mission.  Then I got distracted by 
coupons...and now I've found how the two can merge to get awesome 
deals!  And your screen reader will have no problem.

this is a link for the store ad at Wal-Mart for this week.  Below each 
store sale item are various coupons you can use to get further savings 
for that item.  I haven't figured out how to handle paper coupons found 
in the newspaper for example.  However loads of coupons can be printed 
right from your computer, making it extremely easy to know what coupon 
is for what.

http://dealseekingmom.com/walmart-deals-week-of-101211-full/

I'm still trying to figure out if all ads for nationwide stores are the 
same.  I also don't know if the above link lists all the sale items for 
this week or just the ones that have coupon match ups.  There's quite a 
list though.  It's a good start.

Still I think the stores themselves need to make their ads accessible.  
another question for the tech savvy folks...Can mobile devices like 
smart phones that can browse the internet handle flash?  I'm wondering 
if making store ads more easily viewed by mobile devices for sighted 
users could be a selling point for us too?

One more question, I haven't used Newsline in a long while.  I read my 
local paper on the internet.  anyway way back, when I did use Newsline 
the ads weren't available.  Is this still the case?  If so is there some 
reason why they aren't available?  I'm guessing because they come from a 
different source than the actual newspaper company.  What would it take 
to get grocery and other ads  on Newsline?

Oh and I did find a local radio talking book service.  It's even 
available on the internet and does have time slots for grocery and other 
ads, however it's for Omaha.  I'm not sure if there will be ads for 
stores I have in my small town, but I'm going to listen and find out.

Other ideas?
Julie