[gui-talk] inaccessibility and the reasons why: was: Re: Google Chrome

[Ray Foret jr]

Kris, I sort of hate to tell you this; but, frankly, I doubt very much that 
the people at Google couldn't care less about accessibility complaints no 
matter how many of us complain.  Why?  Simple.  We don't make enough money 
to be bothered with.  So far, I've found this to be the case with every 
company who has inaccessible products.  You can't ever find out who the 
proper person or people is/are to talk to in the company; and, even if you 
do, you're just one person; so, what do they care?  Even if every blind 
person in America complains, it wouldn't make them a bit of difference. 
What would it take?  It would take something which I very much doubt the 
members of the NFB would ever approve.  It would take a massive class action 
law suit against every single company which makes anything electronic or 
computerwise.  This suit would have to name each and every one.  I once 
heard that a maker of cell phones stated quite bluntly that they would not 
make their cell hones accessible unless they were sued for not doing it.  In 
fact, that's the only reason Apple computer has bothered to come out with 
Voice Over on the Mac.  They were afraid of being sued by schools if they 
didn't do it; and, besides, they would lose a lot of business too.  Well, 
that's what it's going to take to really change this.

Sincerely,
The Constantly BAREFOOTED Ray

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kris Hickerson" <khickerson at charter.net>
To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 10:13 AM
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Google Chrome


That's exactly what I ended up doing.  I got a questionnaire asking why I
had uninstalled it, and I explained that it simply was not accessible with a
screenreader.  I told them that I used JAWS but I didn't think it would be
any different with another screenreader, so now at least they have had
another complaint and maybe they'll work on it.

Kris



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