[musictlk] Inaccessible online contact forms and Websites

Linda Mentink mentink at frontiernet.net
Mon Mar 28 16:49:36 UTC 2011


Contact Anne Taylor at our NFB Center, and report this to her.

At 10:40 AM 3/26/2011, you wrote:
>I found a website that is totally inaccessible for me.
>http://www.arnoldshapiroproductions.com
>When I go onto that website, there's just a box that says "Flash Movie
>Start" and "Flash Movie End". In reality, there's supposed to be more
>information than that! What do I do?
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: musictlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:musictlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>Behalf Of Joshua Lester
>Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 8:22 PM
>To: NFBnet Music Talk Mailing List
>Subject: [musictlk] Inaccessible online contact forms and Websites
>
>Hi, it's Joshua Lester. Before the moderator accuses me of going off
>topic, this has something to do with musicians. I'm tired of musicians
>in general putting inaccessible contact forms on their sites. Those
>forms include security codes, that we have to type in, in order for
>the E-mails to send. I'm fine with security, but they should do what
>some sites are already doing. They're putting an audio file there, so
>you can hear those characters, that they want you to type in. Two
>sites of interest, are of blind musicians. Gordon Mote, and Ronnie
>Milsap have inaccessible forms on their sites. Gordon, is a Southern
>Gospel singer/musician, and Ronnie Milsap is a famous Country star.
>They're both blind. They should have thought about that. I have also
>noticed that some sites have music as soon as you go on their site.
>You can't shut it up! It's hard to hear Jaws reading something, when
>their music is blasting at you! I can hit escape, on some sites, and
>that shuts it up. Some sites, however, aren't that easy. What I'm
>calling for is across-the-board accessibility regulations on all
>Websites, be they music, news, or other. I'm tired of this mess! These
>people should be more considerate.
>Blessings, Joshua
>
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