[nfbcs] Petition Asking President Obama To Direct theJusticeDepartment to Issue ADA Internet Regulations

Sat Jan 16 21:29:05 UTC 2016

If you are going to continue discussing JAWS and NVDA, change the subject.

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From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jude DaShiell via
nfbcs
Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2016 1:21 PM
To: Jennifer Aberdeen via nfbcs
Cc: Jude DaShiell
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Petition Asking President Obama To Direct
theJusticeDepartment to Issue ADA Internet Regulations

You can afford nvda, it would be nice if you could make a donation to
support nvda but those who cannot afford a donation and need nvda are
expected to download it and put it to use the price tag for that download is
$0.00.

On Sat, 16 Jan 2016, Jennifer Aberdeen via nfbcs wrote:

> Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2016 16:16:18
> From: Jennifer Aberdeen via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Jennifer Aberdeen <freespirit328 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Petition Asking President Obama To Direct
>     theJusticeDepartment to Issue ADA Internet Regulations
> 
> Yes, well...I cannot afford an upgrade.
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Mike Freeman via nfbcs
> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2016 4:03 PM
> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
> Cc: Mike Freeman
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Petition Asking President Obama To Direct 
> theJusticeDepartment to Issue ADA Internet Regulations
>
> excess ability does not imply backward compatibility. Your version of 
> jaws is several versions out of date. I suspect it may be part of the
problem.
>
> Mike Freeman
>
>
>> On Jan 16, 2016, at 12:52, Jennifer Aberdeen via nfbcs 
>> <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Why is this patition not accessible? When I click on the submit 
>> button, in different ways; enter, space, left mouse button on the num 
>> pad, nothing happens.
>> 
>> I'm using jaws 13 with win 7 and IE 11.
>> 
>> Jen
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- From: Curtis Chong via nfbcs
>> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2016 1:38 PM
>> To: nfbcs at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: Curtis Chong
>> Subject: [nfbcs] Petition Asking President Obama To Direct the 
>> JusticeDepartment to Issue ADA Internet Regulations
>> 
>> Greetings:
>> 
>> On Tuesday, January 12, 2016, the National Federation of the Blind 
>> launched a petition (the link to which is provided below) calling on 
>> the Obama administration promptly to release the long-awaited ADA 
>> internet regulations. On the 20th anniversary of the Americans with 
>> Disabilities Act (way back in 2010), President Obama said that he 
>> would issue regulations implementing the requirement for accessible 
>> websites, noting that they would be "the most important updates to 
>> the ADA since its original enactment."
>> President Obama now says that the regulations will not be released 
>> until 2018, after he leaves office.
>> 
>> For those of who are blind, inaccessible websites can make it 
>> impossible to apply for jobs, participate in online courses, or 
>> conduct vital personal financial business. Website developers need 
>> guidance on how to comply with the law. Failing to provide that 
>> guidance is irresponsible and inconsistent with President Obama's
expressed commitment to civil rights.
>> 
>> If you are interested in signing the petition (and I hope you are), 
>> point your browser to this link.
>> 
>> https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/direct-us-department-justic
>> e-promp
>> tly-release-ada-internet-regulations
>> 
>> As an example of the need for these regulations, some JAWS users 
>> running Internet Explorer have reported a problem with the "sign" 
>> button when attempting to add their name. Here are some solutions to 
>> help mitigate that problem.
>> 
>> 1.            Try routing the JAWS cursor to PC (Insert+Numpad Minus),
and
>> pressing  the left mouse button (Numpad Slash), and the "sign" button 
>> will be selected.
>> 
>> 2.            Alternatively, you can sign the petition using the Mozilla
>> Firefox browser.
>> 
>> The petition is reported to be accessible using iOS devices such as 
>> the iPad or iPhone.
>> 
>> Cordially,
>> 
>> Curtis Chong, President
>> National Federation of the Blind in Computer Science
>> 
>> 
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