[stylist] Thea, New Kid

Thu Mar 13 07:04:15 UTC 2014

Ah. I knew there was a reason why the printed page is so bloody nowadays. 
Hahahaha.
Thea

-----Original Message----- 
From: Bridgit Pollpeter
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 11:29 PM
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Don't all writers and artist have depressive disorders? It's what fuels
us, smile.

Bridgit

-----Original Message-----
From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Miss Thea
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 10:51 AM
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Hi, Donna,
I tried with a volunteer, but www.triond.com didn't like one of the
tags, so
when I deleted it, I ended up back with a clean slate, as if Alice never
did
any of the work.
Sorry, this site just isn't worth it.
I have other issues besides blindness, i.e. depressive disorder, etc.,
and
some pain issues.
I simply haven't the energy to mess with it.
On another topic, Rhapsody, I used that service for all the years I
lived in
America.
Part of it was inaccessible. Letters, emails, and phone calls did
nothing. Do you know how Rhapsody eventually became accessible to us?
Some guy went blind. Some guy who just happened to have a wildly
successful
attitude about who he is as a person, a loving wife and friends to help,

plus he was a kickbutt computer programmer.
That's how Rhapsody Blind and BlindTunes were created.
Pretty sad, huh? Some guy had to go blind, in order for two music
services
to become accessible.
I actually have a WordPress blog on etopia press, and there's an article
on
my "about me" page.
I'm just not sure how to move that article to a blog.
All I had to do was choose a theme, and I chose the first one I came to:
the
2014 theme.
It didn't require sight; all one needed to do was click a link, and
voila! Alice said it looked fine. With this WordPress blog, I can share
with the social media, and when the
novel is finished, maybe I could check out the possibilities of Kindle,
or
where I might get an editor and try to publish it the old-fashioned way.
Thea, AKA 1TactileWriter -----Original Message----- 
From: Applebutter Hill
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 12:46 PM
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Thea,
I really have to check this one out. I never heard of such a thing; all
of the online photo uploaders I've worked with have other options to
insert photos. I know that Jaws has a drag and drop feature, but I've
never had any success using it. And, of course, this site might not be
properly labeled for Jaws anyway.

Also, do you have the option to use a text or html editor instead of the
visual or WYSIWYG editor? If so, it might have an option to insert
photos via a hotkey. I learned to use html years ago on Suite 101,
because it is ultimately easier than trying to use toolbars to format.
My website that I use to promote my novel is hosted by wordpress.com,
and they have a text editor with an insert photo hotkey option. I still
like getting someone sighted to look at it, because Jaws doesn't
recognize the difference between a real photo and a graphic with an 'x
in it to indicate that something went wrong with the upload.

I hear your frustration, girl, and I deal with it every day. The trick
is to realize what your up against, do what you can to bring attention
to the issue and keep moving forward. The sighted world seems to think
the worst thing about being blind is stuff like not seeing the faces of
your loved ones, but I say it's dealing with this kind of crap.

Have you checked out any of the other online  magazines? Here's a link
where they rate the top 50. Many of them don't pay, but it still can be
an outlet for your writing.
http://www.vretoolbar.com/articles/directories.php

If you want to stay on the site you've been using, you could consider
trying to get a volunteer or even paying someone like a reader; get
everything done that you can do by yourself and then have them put the
picture in. Maybe you could get a bunch of articles ready, get someone
to put the picture in all of them and save them as drafts, so you can
publish on your own schedule. HTH, Donna -----Original Message-----
From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Miss Thea
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 4:45 AM
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Subject: Re: [stylist] Thea, New Kid

Hi, Donna.
There is a place where you can upload photos, but it is still
inaccessible, as you have to drag and drop images.

All I want is my name in print--a hardcover or paperback with my John
Hancock and a great story inside, that people can get lost in. I don't
mind doing the work; I don't mind doing hard work. But I DO mind wasting
my time, and there's not even a way for me to express my displeasure by
cancelling my account. I guess I could just let it go, and concentrate
on the things I can do, which is why I'm here. Nice to meet you, too.
Thea

-----Original Message-----
From: Applebutter Hill
Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2014 8:11 PM
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Subject: Re: [stylist] Thea, New Kid

Hi Thea,
Welcome to Stylist. I wrote for a bunch of online magazines for years,
but not this one. I'm thinking of a couple of things.

First, what would a person do if they had their own photos? Is there an
uploader? It seems bogus that they would force people to pick and choose
from stock photos and not have an option to upload photos of their own.

I'm saying this, because, if there is an uploader that you can use,
there are sites where you can get free, high quality photos that you
could download and then upload to this site. The captions are usually
clear enough to get the idea what the photo is, and as long as you
credit the photographer or the group, you can use them without fear.

As far as your efforts to bring this to the attention of the site go, it
is something we need to do, but it rarely results in positive changes. I
used to write for Suite 101, which had revenue sharing and required a
photo with each article. It was accessible until they re designed their
site. I wrote to them many times, and I was assured that accessibility
was a priority for them. They even asked me to do beta testing on the
new site, which I did. Nothing ever changed. Ultimately they dropped
their journalistic standards, such as they were, and at that point, I
really wasn't interested in writing for them anyway.

Suite 101 is a Canadian company, so they don't fall under our laws. But,
the laws we have in the US are not being enforced even on government
websites. The irony to me was that when Suite 101 started becoming less
accessible, I was in the midst of writing a series of articles on web
accessibility.

Anyway, it's nice to meet you, and I look forward to getting to know
you. Donna

-----Original Message-----
From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Miss Thea
Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2014 5:36 PM
To: stylist at nfbnet.org
Subject: [stylist] Thea, New Kid

Hi, everyone.
I'm Thea, I just joined the list, and I write all kinds of stuff:
fiction, nonfiction, and fan fiction. I guess that about covers it, eh?
I used to publish articles and short stories on www.triond.com but they
require an image with each submission. I had sighted help for a while,
but once the sighted help disappeared, I found I could not use this site
because of its image requirement. It's not a Captcha I have to fill in.
This site requires, along with the article, your selection of a
category, which you can choose from a combo
box: health, news, politics, women ... Then after the body of your
article, you add tags. Let's say you've chosen "women". Your tags could
be birth control, birth control devices, IUD, etc. Then there's a
question mark where a chosen image should go. You hit the "get image
suggestions" button, and images are supposed to present themselves. At
this time, you have to be able to see the image and drag it to the
question mark. Last but not least, you have to check the box that says
you are the original creator of this work, and click submit. Piece o'
cake ... if you can see. Has anyone ever tried or found some way around
this difficulty? The site is www.triond.com My emails to them about this
barrier have netted me no response. The site is free, and supposedly,
you can create a following, if you're prolific enough, and you can earn
money, be it ever so small. I don't mind that. I DO mind this
inaccessibility, and the company's apparent lack of interest. Anyone
ever tried this www.triond.com While I had sighted help, I published
articles and stories, so I have a small portfolio if you like. Now the
sighted help is gone, and I'm stuck. Any help appreciated, Thea
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