[nobe-l] online tutoring

[Danielle Antoine]

This is something I hadn't thougth of. I was all excited at the
possibility till I read of your experience. There is something drafted
up somewhere requiring sites be accessible or at least come into
compliance. I would check with Freedom Scientific and GW Micro on this
and see if they can help. I often run into problems such as this and
express my disappointment but then refer them to the two popular
screen reader companies whom I know are up--to-date on website and
screen reader compatibility. I encourage you to post on the blindtech
list on freelists.org and the blindTalk list at on nfbnet.org

HTH,
Daniellle

On 1/27/15, Kelly Thornbury via nobe-l <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Don't believe the company is violating any laws regarding disabilities.
> Certainly not Sec 508. Company also doesn't seem to offer any professional
> licenses or certifications so I don't think there is an argument through ADA
> Titles [I-III] which ever covers government and commercial certs. You could
> write the president and express your disappointment but I think your legal
> arguments are baseless.
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Jan 27, 2015, at 16:17, Kelsey Nicolay via nobe-l <nobe-l at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>> I signed up to be an online tutor with tutor.com.  The signup process was
>> pretty accessible until it came time for the mock tutoring session.  They
>> use their own classroom which is completely unusable with any screen
>> reader.  I contacted the company about it, but they pretty much said
>> there's nothing they can do to help me.  This was coming from the tech
>> support staff.  They do not have a version of the classroom that is
>> compatible with a screen reader and they did not seem willing to even
>> explore the idea.  As a result, my application had to be put on hold.
>> That is unfair since I've come this far and now I can't tutor just because
>> of an inaccessible website.  I'm pretty sure the company is in violation
>> of 508.  Am I correct? I am considering writing a letter to the president
>> of the company letting him know that their organization is violating
>> several disability laws.  Therefore, I am posting this message because I
>> am hoping you all can help me with the content of the letter.  I want to
>> make sure my voice is heard, but I also don't want to get in their face
>> about it and come off as sounding rude.  Therefore, how would you suggest
>> I word the letter? I thought I could tutor part-time in addition to
>> another job since I really enjoy it.
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Kelsey Nicolay
>>
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