[nabs-l] frustrated with facebook!

Sun Jan 10 19:31:25 UTC 2010

Ok, so I don't use facebook mobile hardly ever, I've gotten to the point
where I just remember what I want, and type it in the jaws find box.
Then again, I have to much time on my hands to mess around with it, so yeah.
My only annoyance with facebook is that some of the aps like Farmville and
others are inaccessible, but I've found quite a few accessible aps to use
with facebook. That's one reason why I don't use the mobile site. Then
again, that's me.
I've never really explored the mobile site simply, cuz unlike a lot of blind
people I don't have many problems with the regular facebook site.
Sincerely,
Karrie Kinstetter

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Steve Jacobson
Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 1:18 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] frustrated with facebook!

You probably have an older browser.  They made a change in October or
November that seems to cause that to 
happen with Internet Explorer 6.  Do you happen to have Internet explorer
version 6?  I have the same problem.

On Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:48:26 -0500, Serena wrote:

>When I try going to m.facebook.com, Jaws says something about not being
able 
>to download a file.

>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Kerri Kosten" <kerrik2006 at gmail.com>
>To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
><nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 12:10 AM
>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] frustrated with facebook!

>> Hey:
>>
>> Hmm, that's odd. I go to it all the time and it comes up as a
>> site....I mean it's not the same as the regular one....it's a mobile
>> version of the site....but it works and I can do things on it...and
>> it's a lot cleaner than the regular site i find.
>>
>> What happens when you try it?
>> Does any type of page come up?
>>
>> Kerri
>>
>> On 1/9/10, Serena <serenacucco at verizon.net> wrote:
>>> m.facebook.com doesn't really exist anymore for people who only use
>>> computers, not cell phones.  I already tried that.  Thanks anyway.
>>>
>>> Serena
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Cindy Bennett" <clb5590 at gmail.com>
>>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 4:51 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] frustrated with facebook!
>>>
>>>
>>>> Maybe instead of going to the regular site and clicking on mobile, go
>>>> to m.facebook.com I think there might be a couple of links about
>>>> activating your phone and such, but other than that, it is clean.
>>>> Clicking on mobile might outline the features of facebook mobile
>>>> rather than take you to the mobile site, but i have never clicked on
>>>> it, so taht is just a thought.
>>>>
>>>> I understand though, facebook is quite annoying, but with as many
>>>> users as it has, it can be.
>>>>
>>>> A lot of the applications are accessible though, and sometimes
>>>> facebook is finicky not because of your screen reader, because i know
>>>> several sighted friends who have problems. I feel like it is almost
>>>> unavoidable with how many users there are and with how much is going
>>>> on on the site.
>>>>
>>>> The mobile site is definitely useful for wall posts and sending
>>>> messages and such, but isn't for other things such as the fact that it
>>>> does not verbalize captions people might right on their pictures, and
>>>> it doesn't give all of the information about groups and events, so
>>>> depending on what i want to do, i switch between the regular and
>>>> mobile site.
>>>>
>>>> One problem i just started encountering with JAWS 11 though is that
>>>> when i enter an edit box, i am unable to get out of it. It has gotten
>>>> to the point where i have to close the window and open another.
>>>>
>>>> Firefox helps ith some facebook problems but also presents others. For
>>>> example, i cannot edit the heading about myself, the "write something
>>>> about yourself" link unless i use firefox, but as of a couple of
>>>> months ago, firefox wouldn't allow me to go offline. So i haven't
>>>> found a browser that works optimally with JAWS and facebook. I will
>>>> definitely be excited when voiceover improves.
>>>>
>>>> Cindy
>>>>
>>>> On 1/9/10, Serena <serenacucco at verizon.net> wrote:
>>>>> Hi nabsters,
>>>>>
>>>>> It seems that facebook has become more inaccessible to t the blind or,

>>>>> at
>>>>> least, more cumbersome to use.  It seems that all the features on the
>>>>> facebook mobile site that made it really great, such as few if any
>>>>> graphics
>>>>> or advertizements and not that many links on each page, and made them
>>>>> only
>>>>> useable by those who have facebook on their cell phones.  When I go to
>>>>> the
>>>>> link on the regular site that says "mobile," it merely takes me to the
>>>>> regular site plus a section that talks about all the wonderful things 
>>>>> one
>>>>> can do with facebook on their cell phones.  There are simply too many
>>>>> links
>>>>> and features on every page!  Ok, it's great to know about fancy 
>>>>> functions
>>>>> like importing contacts and facebook chat, but do we really have to
see
>>>>> those sections on every page when all I'm really on there to do is 
>>>>> write
>>>>> one
>>>>> message to someone?  For those of us who might be in the dark ages lol
>>>>> and
>>>>> don't have a internet on our cell phones, are there any settings we 
>>>>> could
>>>>> change to make reading the site any easier?
>>>>>
>>>>> Very frustrated,
>>>>> Serena
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