[Nfbf-l] If you use the m.facebook.com site

[RJ Sandefur]

Even one of my sight friends is having problems using the regular sight! 
Couldn't the NFB web sight accessiblity team write facebook, and elert them 
to the problem? RJ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Patricia A. Lipovsky" <plipovsky at cfl.rr.com>
To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 11:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] If you use the m.facebook.com site


> Hi Jim.
>
> Thanks so much for this information.  I've tried to access facebook on 
> several occasions using Internet explorer, but found it difficult to 
> navigate the pages.  Do you by any chance have the link to download 
> firefox? I've never used it before, but I'll give it a try.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jim Ellsworth" <jellsworth1 at tampabay.rr.com>
> To: "'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List'" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 9:35 AM
> Subject: [Nfbf-l] If you use the m.facebook.com site
>
>
>>    Hi all,
>>
>> I know there are quite a few on this list who use the FaceBook site. 
>> Most
>> blind people tend to use the m.facebook.com web site even if you use a PC 
>> or
>> a smart phone etc.  It has become impossible to use the site when 
>> accessing
>> it with a PC when using internet explorer.  The problem may not have hit
>> everyone yet but it will probably happen to you sooner or later.  Below 
>> are
>> your options.
>>
>> I have found at least with JAWS that I can make m.facebook.com work if I 
>> use
>> Firefox as my browser instead of Internet Explorer.  I should mention 
>> here
>> that even if a sighted person were to try to access this site with no 
>> screen
>> reader using a PC the site will not work with internet explorer.
>>
>> Another option is to use the very cluttered http://www.facebook.com web
>> site.
>>
>> A third option would be to use a handheld device such as a smart phone,
>> iPod, or other mobile device.  These types of devices still do work on
>> m.facebook.com.
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Jim Ellsworth
>> If you have been sed to accessing m.facebook.com with a PC using internet
>> explorer the site simply doesn't work any longer.
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