[nfbcs] yahoo website accessibility

[Marvin Hunkin]

Hi.

Well.

Went to join some groups today.

And when I tried to manage my groups.

Totally inaccessible.

Not your  com boxes, but strange drop down menus, or areas or image blocks.

Not good enough.

Can we have it the way it was 12 months ago, having traditional standard
combo boxes, and the only way was able to unsubscribe from some groups, was
to go in, and click on the unsubscribe, and when I tried to customize one of
my groups I had subscribed to.

Totally inaccessible.

No radio buttons, submit buttons, etc.

Yahoo groups, has gone backwards, that is why so many blind mods and owners
have gone to other services, like free lists, mailman, emissives, and
groups.io

As this is easier for owners and moderators to manage.

I have got complaints from moderators, that the management interface is
totally inaccessible and useless to use with a screen reader like jaws for
windows, nvda, windo-eyes, and even voice over on the mac.

Please improve the accessibility, 

Or I might have to contact one of the blindness agencies like the nfb or
acb, and see if you can improve the accessibility of yahoo groups, yahoo
mail, and search.

So.

Bringing this to your attention.

I use jaws, not threatening you, just trying to get better improved
accessibility and a better service.

Not having a very good experience with yahoo groups, using internet explorer
and firefox.

So.

I would not recommend my friends to use the yahoo groups site, if they want
to manage and subscribe to groups, do it via e-mail.

The web interface is totally inaccessible.

Marvin.

Marvin Hunkin

Blind Information Technology Student

http://www.upskilled.edu.au

 

 

 

Marvin Hunkin

Blind Information Technology Student

http://www.upskilled.edu.au