[Nfbc-info] Things to try when using facebook

Fri Dec 5 16:20:04 UTC 2008

The easiest way to find it is to type "download firefox" into google.

Jim

On Fri, Dec 05, 2008 at 07:02:28AM -0800, Christella Garcia wrote:
> 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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