[Nfbc-info] Things to try when using facebook

[Jim Barbour]

Hey Everyone,

I would guess that firefox 3 and window eyes will do the best job
with facebook.  This is because facebook recently started using AJAX
technology.  Skipping the technical background, I'll just say that
firefox is way ahead of internet explorer in making AJAX information
available to screen readers, and window eyes is slightly ahead of JAWS
in making use of that information.  If you want to play with this,
you'll need the latest version of firefox, jaws, or window eyes.

Another thing to try is the mobile version of facebook.  Point
either IE 7 (IE 6 will not work) or firefox to http://m.facebook.com/
This provides a less pretty, but more jaws friendly version of
facebook.

Hope this helps,

Jim

On Thu, Dec 04, 2008 at 10:37:04PM -0800, Justin Ekis wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> First, I'll introduce myself since this is my first post here. My name is 
> Justin Ekis, I just recently moved back to California after several years. 
> Unfortunately there isn't yet a local chapter in my area. I recently 
> graduated from the Louisiana Center for the blind.
> 
> Anyway, I have used facebook with jaws 9 and 10 so I can't speak about 
> anything older. I've found that facebook reads rather well with internet 
> explorer and it reads excellently with firefox 3. Here are some tips that 
> may help if you have trouble.
> 
> If you use firefox, the very best method is to  install the adblock plus 
> extension from adblockplus.org. When you install that extension it asks you 
> to choose a subscription. This isn't talking about paid subscriptions, just 
> an automatically updated list of filtering rules to block advertisements. 
> This dialog box isn't well labeled but you want the one jaws calls radio 
> button 1 of 5. It is most relevant to the USA I think. The things that are 
> refreshing on facebook are probably ads and this will help. The other 
> option will work with both browsers. Just go into personalized verbosity 
> settings with insert+shift+v and turn on the setting to ignore inline 
> frames. This doesn't catch them all, but I think it helps with the ones 
> that like to refresh. At least I never had that happen to me. If that 
> doesn't work then turn the page refresh option to off.
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> Best Regards,
> Justin
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ronit Ovadia" <rovadia82 at gmail.com>
> To: "NFB of California List" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 7:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] social networking website resolution
> 
> 
> >Hi LM nad others,
> >I have found that using Firefox with Window-eyes works very wel with 
> >facebook. I use firefox anyway because I like it better than internet 
> >explorer and with window-eyes at least, it does pretty well. IT just takes 
> >some getting used to to find everything. I haven't found anything that 
> >won't read like you described, though. IF you have firefox or feel like 
> >downloading it, try putting it on no page style under the view menu. That 
> >should help you see everything on the page better.
> >Hope this helps.
> >Ronit
> >
> >
> >Lisamaria Martinez, NOMC wrote:
> >>Hi,
> >>
> >>I was wondering what we've done about the social networking website 
> >>resolution.
> >>
> >>I have desperately tried to learn the layout of the new FaceBook, but I 
> >>swear the page is refreshing. Plus, certain aspects of the page just 
> >>don't read well with JAWS. for instance, JAWS will say, "---- has 
> >>accepted your friend request." I have no idea who may have accepted my 
> >>friend request because JAWS doesn't read it. But something is there.
> >>
> >>It is getting to be quite frustrating especially since many groups, 
> >>organizations, etc. are on FaceBook. My high school class reunion is 
> >>starting to organize on FaceBook and I can't access everything.
> >>
> >>If we sued Target, why aren't we suing FaceBook?
> >>
> >>LM
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