[nfbcs] Sighted Assistance (was Re: namecheap)

[Jim Barbour]

Are you kidding?  There are many tasks that are much easier to do with sighted assistance than using a screen reader.

Why would you deny yourself the most reliable blind-people friendly computer access tool there is, sighted help?

Jim

On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 09:40:53PM -0800, Nicole Torcolini wrote:
> So you are telling me that you think that it is acceptable  to require
> sighted assistance in order to do something? I can accept this for some
> things, like driving a car, but not for most tasks on the computer.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Gabe Vega - CEO
> Commtech LLC
> Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2014 7:32 PM
> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
> Cc: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] namecheap
> 
> are you telling me in your daily life, you never not once running to a side
> of person that is willing to help you? I'm sure my employees are paid to
> help me but nonetheless, I even have cited friends that would help me
> register a domain which is a quick 2 to 5 minute process.
> 
> Gabe Vega  - CEO
> Commtech LLC
> The leader of computer support, training and web development services
> Web: http://commtechusa.net
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> Phone: (888) 351-5289 Ext. 710
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> 
> > On Jan 18, 2014, at 7:48 PM, "Michael Baldwin" <mbaldwin577 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > 
> > Not all of us have the benefit of someone with sight to do it for us.
> > 
> > Michael
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Gabe Vega - 
> > CEO Commtech LLC
> > Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2014 11:23
> > To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
> > Cc: <blindwebbers at yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: Re: [nfbcs] namecheap
> > 
> > he is a Mac and voiceover. I will try logging today, I've gotten the 
> > majority of my domains from them. Even if I can't login and success 
> > Lisa's for my own domain, I will have a staff member who has sight, do it
> for me.
> > 
> > Gabe Vega  - CEO
> > Commtech LLC
> > The leader of computer support, training and web development services
> > Web: http://commtechusa.net
> > Twitter: http://twitter.com/commtechllc
> > Facebook: http://facebook.com/commtechllc
> > Email: info at commtechusa.net
> > Phone: (888) 351-5289 Ext. 710
> > Fax: (480) 535-7649
> > 
> >>> On Jan 18, 2014, at 6:52 AM, "Michael Baldwin" 
> >>> <mbaldwin577 at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> 
> >> Well, I can no longer recommend namecheap.com as a domain provider. 
> >> They have changed the site, and for me it is unusable with Jaws. I am 
> >> not able to sign in to my account or even search for a new domain.
> >> those that use namecheap.com should check it out and see if it works 
> >> for them and their setup.
> >> Michael
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