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

[Lavonya Gardner]

 Really? I was thinking

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On Aug 10, 2012, at 8:47 AM, Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu> wrote:

> 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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