[nfbwatlk] City of Everett Website Accessibility

[Mike Freeman]

Thanks for explaining a bit. When I used the site earlier this fall with 
my screen-reader, I had absolutely no trouble with the site. However, I 
wasn't using screen-magnification.

Question: did not the standard magnification tools in XP allow you to 
handle the site adequately? I make no assumption in asking the question; 
for obvious reasons, I've never played with accessibility tools in XP 
except when setting it up.

Thanks.

Mike Freeman

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "AWBarton" <awbarton at wiredweb.com>
To: <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 10:18 PM
Subject: [nfbwatlk] City of Everett Website Accessibility


For nearly three years I've been asking the City of Everett to make its
website accessible.  After a string of e-mails, they finally flat out 
told
me they would not make it accessible and that I should buy my own
accessibility equipment.  I wrote the US Department of Justice in 
September
2008.   Department of Justice sent a letter two weeks ago they were 
opening
an investigation.  I can't say for certain it was pressure from the 
Justice
Department but suddenly, the City of Everett's website has become
accessible.  Please check it out and see if it works for you - I'm 
visually
impaired so I use the style sheets.  The tags don't magnify so I'll also 
be
noting that to DOJ.  The City of Everett's website is www.everettwa.org 
.

Patti and Kelvin Barton



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