[nobe-l] Blind Doctoral Student Finishing Dissertation - Need Help for the Final Study

[adrijana prokopenko]

Sorry, I think you misunderstood me. I have no problem with choosing
the options from the combo boxes. The options are readable to me and I
could choose whichever I want, my problem is that I can't read the
questions, so I will not know what I am choosing.

On 9/9/16, Albert Rizzi via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Dave,
>
> While I did not use NVDA, I did take the survey and I was able to complete
> the survey. I agree that sometimes we are all too fast, as a community, to
> claim something is inaccessible when in fact it might be due to a problem
> with a search engine being used, or in most instances, not having the most
> current software needed to navigate newer programs such as server monkey,
> server gizmo or the one that Alex used.
>
> I found it usable enough, and am sure there is room for improvement, but it
> worked well enough that I felt confident enough to share it on My Blind
> Spot's social media platforms as well as a few other chat groups I belong
> to.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NOBE-L [mailto:nobe-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of David Andrews
> via NOBE-L
> Sent: Thursday, September 8, 2016 9:59 PM
> To: National Organization of Blind Educators Mailing List
> <nobe-l at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
> Subject: Re: [nobe-l] Blind Doctoral Student Finishing Dissertation - Need
> Help for the Final Study
>
> If I understand your complaint, what you point out isn't inaccessibility. I
> think you were saying you could only choose what was in the combo boxes.
> That is the way the survey was designed. He was looking for specific kinds
> of answers, not open-ended free-flow answers.
>
> If something doesn't work for us, as blind persons, we can be quick to say
> it is inaccessible. While accessibility is a serious problem, we need to
> ensure that it is true before calling someone out in public.
>
> Dave
>
> At 04:11 AM 9/8/2016, you wrote:
>>Sorry, but the page itself is a bit inaccessible with NVDA when I tried
>>reading  the questions from, could only select what is in the combo
>>box. I suggest you improve the accessibility of that page before you
>>proceed
>>
>>On 9/8/16, Alex Cohen via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> > Good Evening,
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > My name is Alex Cohen and I am a Ph.D. Candidate in marketing at
>> > Drexel University working hard to complete my dissertation.
>> >
>> > I need some help getting participants for the final study, and I
>> > would be grateful for your kind assistance. It will only take a few
>> > minutes. I promise!
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > This is a two in one study where vision impaired participants answer
>> > questions about online accessibility issues, and normally sighted
>> > participants answer questions about negative word of mouth regarding
>> > accessibility issues. As a "thank you" for your participation, a $2
>> > donation will be made to the vision impairment organization of your
>> > choice (including the NFB). Blind and vision impaired participants
>> > are encouraged to share this link with other blind and vision
>> > impaired individuals, and three or four normally sighted people you
>> > know who would be willing to participate in a five minute research
>> > survey.
>> >
>> > Please contact Alex Cohen at ahc43 at drexel.edu with any questions or
>> > comments. Thank You! The link below will remain active until the
>> > targeted number of responses is received.
>> >
>> > Please use the following link to begin the survey.
>> > https://drexel.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_abBLThH3nfhmyxv
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Warmest Personal Regards,
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Alex Cohen
>> >
>> > Ph.D. Candidate
>> >
>> > Marketing Department
>> >
>> > LeBow College of Business
>> >
>> > Drexel University
>
>
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