[nabs-l] Fwd: [Blindtlk] NBP's new website now live!

[Jewel S.]

I tested out the new website, but had several problems with it which
I'll be contacting them about. I went to buy some Braille books and
get a catalog as well. I put them in my shopping cart with the Ad to
Cart button, but in the shopping cart was...nothing. Also, every time
I clicked on a link, when it loaded it automatically went to the very
bottom of the page (not nearly as bad of an issue). Other than those
two issues, the new site looks great. I had no problem browsing
through books and other NBP products. The headings made it very easy
to jump around and take a look at whatever I wanted.

My two cents,

On 10/5/10, Darian Smith <dsmithnfb at gmail.com> wrote:
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Tony Grima <agrima at nbp.org>
> Date: Tue, 05 Oct 2010 14:50:14 -0500
> Subject: [Blindtlk] NBP's new website now live!
> To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>
> Hello - last week we mentioned that National Braille Press would be
> launching a newly designed website this week - and it is now up and
> running! Below are some helpful navigational tips written by a screen
> reader user. Start by visiting the site at:
> http://www.nbp.org
>
> Welcome to NBP's newly re-designed website. We know you will want to
> find some of the new features and navigational enhancements yourself,
> but here are a few tips to get you started.
> Many of the options with which you are already familiar are the same,
> including the search box for finding books, the option to customize the
> site by color preference, and the site map.
>
> We have added heading navigation to make it easier to find the sections
> of the website you want to browse. With most screen readers, you can
> press "h" on any page of our site and reach one of the primary
> categories on the page, and, if your screen reader supports it, you can
> even browse by heading level. You can also now bring up a list of
> headings by pressing "JAWS key plus 6), if using JAWS or insert key plus
> tab, if using Window-eyes, and selecting headings from the resulting
> list.
>
> In addition to finding the website content you want by using your screen
> reader's find command, perusing the list of links, or reading the whole
> page with the say-all command, you can easily reach the "Braille
> bookstore", "Programs" page, "Custom Education Services", "Accessible
> Business Services", and the "Get Involved " sections of the website by
> browsing by headings. From the home page, the bookstore is the first
> heading you will fine from the top of the page. If you press the enter
> key on that link and then go to the  "braille bookstore" heading on the
> next page, you will be able to enter on links to browse books by
> category, browse all books, or contact our customer service department.
>
> Below the links for those categories, you can read about the Children's
> Braille Book Club, check to see what is "Hot Off the Press",  or learn
> about E-braille format, among other choices.
> Similarly, if you press the enter key on the "Programs" heading, and
> then locate the "programs" heading toward the top of the page that
> loads, you will be able to locate information about our ReadBooks!
> program, the Braille Center for Innovation, our Touch of Genius Prize,
> and our Lifelong Literacy section.
>
> You can keep up with events at National Braille Press or check out the
> latest stories about NBP by choosing the "events" or "news media" links.
> You can also view some of the videos on the site by entering on the
> "videos" link.
>
> Some of the sections of the website have new names. The Textbooks and
> Tests section has now been re-named and is found in our "custom
> Education Services" section. Braille Production Services has now become
> "Accessible Business Services", Ways to Give is now "Get involved",  and
> "About us" has replaced "Who We Are."
>
> We hope you will enjoy our newly expanded website and hope that it will
> help you to keep current with all of the happenings at National Braille
> Press.
>
>
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