[nabs-l] Facebook and Accessibility (or rather lack there of)
Chris Nusbaum
dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
Wed Nov 16 01:57:22 UTC 2011
I tried tagging people like it said in the emails Facebook sends
me when someone taggs me (by typing the at sign and then the
person's name,) but it didn't work.
Chris
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From: Cindy Bennett <clb5590 at gmail.com
To: shogle at students.kennesaw.edu, National Association of Blind
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Date sent: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 21:14:44 -0500
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Facebook and Accessibility (or rather lack
there of)
I like the mobile site, but when it comes to things like looking
at
pictures, any captions people write for pictures are not on the
mobile
site. Also, can you tag people or places on the mobile site? I
try the
same way it is done on the regular site, putting an @ sign
before, but
it does not work.
Thanks.
Cindy
On 11/4/11, Sam Hogle <hogle.sam at gmail.com> wrote:
I agree that it can be used. However, my issues with it have
been that
it doesn't allways want to cooperate with Jaws when it comes to
me
trying to post stuff since what I'm posting comes up way than
slower
than my typing speed, I can't easily view my news feed, and
there is
just too much crap on the page in general. That last complaint
may not
be as valid since I'm what you might call a light user. I
update my
stattus and profile on a regular basis, but I'm not interested
in any of
the games, which I hear are not at all accessable. So, the
mobile sight
has allways been way better for me. But, we're all different,
so what
works for some won't work for all.
On 11/4/2011 11:47 AM, Brice Smith wrote:
The mobile site simply does not have the same functionality as
the
regular site. This is not a problem if you are a light user,
but
anyone needing to use more advanced functions on the site will
have to
use the regular version.
That said, I really don't find the regular version all that
inaccessible and don't understand the complaints about Facebook.
While
I don't use Facebook much as an individual, I manage and update
the
page for the organization I work with. I can post updates, link
to
other organizations and pages much like twitter within statuses,
manage photos, and do just about everything else I'm required to
complete. What problems are you all experiencing?
Brice
On 11/4/11, Hannah Chadwick<sparklylicious at suddenlink.net>
wrote:
I definitely agree with Rania. I'm sure there are more options
and such
on
the regular facebook site, but I find the mobile one very
accessible :)
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[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf
Of Rania Ismail CMT
Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 1:15 AM
To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Facebook and Accessibility (or rather lack
there
of)
I find using the moble facebook site much easyer to use then the
regular
site as a jaws user.
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[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf
Of Nicole B. Torcolini at Home
Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 9:52 PM
To: NABS-L
Subject: [nabs-l] Facebook and Accessibility (or rather lack
there of)
Excuse me if this is off topic.
If anyone has figured out how to make navigating the regular
Facebook
page
with a screen reader go smoother, can he/she please email me off
list?
On a similar note, do you think that using the mobile site is an
acceptable
alternative to having an accessible site?
Nicole
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