[nabs-l] Ah HA! I found the culperate!

[Joshua Lester]

You're right.
Here's what bothers me the most.
Youtube only works with Internet Explorer, but on Firefox, it causes
my computer to quit working!
It just freezes up!
Thanks, Joshua

On 8/10/12, Aleeha Dudley <blindcowgirl1993 at gmail.com> wrote:
> The answer to both of those questions is design. Website developers focus on
> what looks good to the consumer. They don't necessarily think about
> accessibility for those of us with visual impairments or blindness. That's
> why we need to educate them on how to make sure their website is both
> visually appealing and accessible. There are coding issues that make some
> sites break with ie8 or 9  but yet work with other browsers.
>
> Aleeha Dudley
> President, Ohio Association of Blind Students
> Changing what it means to be blind
>
> On Aug 10, 2012, at 2:51 AM, Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
> wrote:
>
>> Why do Web design companies do this, though?
>> I also don't understand why certain Websites won't work with IE8, but
>> they'll work with Firefox.
>> Speaking of IE8, I'm about to start a thread on my problems upgrading to
>> IE9.
>> Thanks, Joshua
>>
>> On 8/9/12, Greg Aikens <gpaikens at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Ok Joshua, this line really made me giggle:
>>>
>>> "but I know of some colleges, that use this same
>>> company, to make their Websites inaccessible"
>>>
>>> As others have pointed out, I doubt colleges and companies hire this web
>>> designer with the express purpose of making their websites inaccessible.
>>>
>>> And I think if you're looking for a main culprit as to why flash material
>>> is
>>> inaccessible, you should look to the designers of flash, your web
>>> browser
>>> and your screen reader as well.  Sorry you have had a hard time
>>> accessing
>>> these sites though.  I know that is an extremely frustrating experience.
>>>
>>> -Greg
>>> On Aug 9, 2012, at 8:40 AM, Joshua Lester
>>> <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> but I know of some colleges, that use this same
>>>> company, to make their Websites inaccessible
>>>
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