[Nfbc-info] Things to try when using facebook

Fri Dec 5 15:02:28 UTC 2008

Hi, How do you get firebox?
Christella
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Barbour" <jbar at barcore.com>
To: "NFB of California List" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 11:55 PM
Subject: [Nfbc-info] Things to try when using facebook


> 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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