[NABS-L] Information Needed

[Camille Tate]

Hi Asia: 

I used My Fitness Pal, free version, several years ago. I found it to be
inaccessible. I tried a paid subscription and had better luck, but refused
to pay for accessibility (my own personal view-if the paid service was more
accessible, then I won't pay to have it as accessibility should be available
whether I am a paid subscriber or not). 

I also agree with Justin's take on the AFB and our position, both past and
present. 

 Sincerely, 
Camille Tate 
2nd Vice President, National Federation of the Blind of Florida 
President, Melbourne Space Coast Chapter, National Federation of the Blind
of Florida 
Phone: 321 372 4899 

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Subject: [NABS-L] Information Needed

Hello everyone,
I have already finished this course for my summer class but I was wanting
some information about something that has come up from my college. I needed
to track some food for my summer class and an alternative that I brought up
was My fitness Pal. I knew the paid subscription would allow me to get the
information that was required for the course. In my experience in the past
with the app was that it had lots of accessibility bugs so I did not think
that the paid subscription would make a difference with accessibility. My
college did some research and found out that the paid subscription was more
accessible. This was found out by them noticing that the American Federation
of the Blind reviewed it and said it was accessible. I am looking for
information of anyone who may use the My Fitness Pal paid subscription and
if they notice that it is accessible. I am also looking to get information
about the AFB because I have never heard of them. This is not the first time
my college has brought them up. So I was wondering if anyone knows anything
about them and how good of an organization they are.
Thanks.

I have spoken to the Dean of the accessibility department today and she has
told me that they may have signed a contract with a visually describing
service but she can not remember the name of it. I highly suggested Aira for
my college to get. This would make it so much easier for me to get sighted
help with out having to go through accessibility to make an appointment so
they can find someone to be my describer. I will see how the dean considers
it. This dean has only been at my college for about a year so she is pretty
new to my campus and how it needs lots of improvements in accessibility.
--
Yours truely,

Asia Quinones-Evans

Phone: 440-670-6509
Email: aevans.nfb at gmail.com


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