[gui-talk] anyone but the blind can win on GSN, What do we do about it?
Mike Freeman
k7uij at panix.com
Thu Dec 3 03:47:53 UTC 2009
I'd be willing to speculate that you have to be over eighteen to play also. Isn't that discriminatory? In other words, I doubt very much that ADA covers this situation as I've never seen games defined as places of public accommodation or commerce though I could, of course, be wrong.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: unknown Kenlawrence124 at aol.com
To: gui-talk at nfbnet.org
Date: Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 15:26:08
Subject: [gui-talk] anyone but the blind can win on GSN, What do we do about it?
>
>
> Hello, sending this to performing arts and Gui-talk because it's a related
> issue to CD baby. I'm a player or at least want to be a player on the Game
> show network site. unfortunately none of the games, including the Bingo
> blitz drawing, the wonder wheel, and not even the chat room is accessible to
> the blind. This means I can only win on the televised GSN live rap
> arounds between shows betthe hours of 3:00 and 6:00 eastern time. I have an
> account and want to play those games and maybe today win $13,000 like
> sighted people in the bingo blitz drawing. All of the GSN content including the
> chat is Flash. I can only win the rewards points called Oodles about 50
> at a time and to cash in oodles for all of the prizes you need thousands of
> oodles. only for the daily or weekly or monthly drawings can I even have
> half a chance to win. I don't want to say Don't watch GSN, because that
> only passes the problem on to someone else. They wouldn't make the sight
> accesible if blind weren't watching, and GSN is one of the few really family
> viewing options left on TV. So the question is how to make it known that
> blind people want access now, not tomorrow or next month or next year or years
> from now that will show that there are many of us who like our sighted
> friends watch and play along with game shows and there is only equality if we
> have the same opportunity to win as sighted people. I've given GSN the
> federation Tech center and no movement at this time. So my friends short of
> deleting my account and opting out which is not an option, what should we do
> that will make blind winners along with sighted. any thoughts or ideas
> how we should proceed in a way that lets them know we're fans and viewers too
> would be a big help. Thanks, let's achieve opportunity and equality for
> the blind together.
>
> I pledge to participate actively in the efforts of the national federation
> of the blind to achieve equality, opportunity, and security for the blind;
> to support the policies and programs of the federation; and abide by it's
> constitution.
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