[nfbcs] Petition Asking President Obama To Direct the Justice Department to Issue ADA Internet Regulations

[Mike Freeman]

Did you take the two lines of the URL and use notepad or some other word processor to paste the two lines together then paste the result into Internet Explorer or Firefox?

Mike Freeman


> On Jan 19, 2016, at 14:21, Charles E. Black via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> The page is gone, Thanks!
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mike Freeman via
> nfbcs
> Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 1:36 PM
> To: 'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List' <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com>
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Petition Asking President Obama To Direct the Justice
> Department to Issue ADA Internet Regulations
> 
> Incidentally, I just signed the petition. I'm using IE 11, windows 7 Home
> Premium and JAWS 16 (need to do a computer reload and then I'll put on JAWS
> 17).
> 
> To get the petition signed, I turned off the virtual cursor (Insert-Z) and
> tabbed to the Sign button and hit ENTER.
> 
> Mike Freeman
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Curtis Chong via
> nfbcs
> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2016 10:39 AM
> To: nfbcs at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Curtis Chong
> Subject: [nfbcs] Petition Asking President Obama To Direct the Justice
> Department 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-justice-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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