[Ohio-Talk] Jeopardy! Makes Online Test Accessible to the Blind

Mon Oct 12 17:09:02 UTC 2020

I am excited about this too. I have taken the test before, but they are right. At some point it did change and make it very challenging to do with a screen reader. So, I don’t know how I ever did on it. They do not give you the results. But, now that it is accessible, maybe I can try again.

Annette

Annette Lutz
President
Capital Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
614-288-4323
President.capital.nfboh at gmail.com

The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Everyday we raise the expectations of blind people because we know that low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want, blindness is not what holds you back. 

On Oct 12, 2020, at 1:04 PM, marianne denning via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

I am so excited about this. I won't take the test because I don't know
enough trivia but I know we have members in our affiliate who would pass the
test. I want to see an NFB Ohio member on Jeopardy.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

_JEOPARDY! _MAKES ONLINE TEST ACCESSIBLE TO THE BLIND

_NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND COMMENDS PRODUCERS OF BELOVED GAMESHOW_

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND (OCTOBER 12, 2020): The National Federation of the
Blind, America's civil rights organization of the blind, today commended
Jeopardy Productions and Sony Pictures Television for making the online test
for the beloved gameshow Jeopardy! fully accessible to blind people who use
screen reader technology to access websites and digital information. The
modifications to the online test were implemented as a result of
negotiations among the producers, the National Federation of the Blind, and
a blind man who sought to be a contestant but was unable to successfully
take the online test because it was not compatible with his screen reader
technology. 

"Blind people love Jeopardy! as much as our sighted friends, in part because
vision is not a requirement to play the game," said Mark Riccobono,
President of the National Federation of the Blind. "Every day many of us
play along at home or using our smart speakers, and a blind contestant has
even succeeded on the show itself. We therefore commend the producers of
Jeopardy! for quickly working with us to make the online test fully
accessible so that potential blind contestants can compete on equal terms
for a chance to play this beloved game on TV." 

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