[Travelandtourism] One thing that needs dealing with with the airlines

[Justin Young]

Thank you for sharing this link.  I haven't flown in at least 5 years,
but I don't understand why something as simple as rigging VoiceOver or
another screen reader on these smart devices couldn't have been
included prior to installation ensuring accessibility for every
passenger.

On 1/31/16, Lynn Zelvin via Travelandtourism
<travelandtourism at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I used to fly a lot and haven't much lately. So I don't know really how this
> has progressed in the past few years but about five years ago this was
> becoming the rule on Delta flights. Not only was all in-flight entertainment
> switched to the inaccessible touch screens on the seat backs, but so was the
> call button.  This meant not only didn't I have the in-flight entertainment
> I used to enjoy but I could not get the attention of flight attendants
> without getting up and going to the galley. If I remember correctly they
> were also integrating payment for extras into the touch screens.
> Lynn Zelvin
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Jan 31, 2016, at 8:15 AM, cheryl echevarria via Travelandtourism
>> <travelandtourism at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Bring it up on our next meeting this month. Has anyone else had these
>> issues
>>
>>
>> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone
>>
>> -------- Original message --------
>> From: Jordan Gallacher via Travelandtourism <travelandtourism at nfbnet.org>
>> Date: 01/31/2016  2:17 AM  (GMT-05:00)
>> To: travelandtourism at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: Jordan Gallacher <jordanandseptember at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [Travelandtourism] One thing that needs dealing with with the
>> airlines
>>
>> Greeting from lovely Oregon,
>>
>> You might take an interest in this.
>> http://money.cnn.com/2016/01/26/technology/jetblue-redesign/index.html?sr=tw
>> money013116jetblue-redesign0533AMStoryLink
>> <http://money.cnn.com/2016/01/26/technology/jetblue-redesign/index.html?sr=t
>> wmoney013116jetblue-redesign0533AMStoryLink&linkId=20731489>
>> &linkId=20731489
>>
>> We really need to get to work on getting the seatback entertainment
>> systems
>> accessible to us.  I flew Delta for part of the trip, and they had the
>> seatback entertainment system.  It would have been great to be able to
>> get
>> at the same information everyone else could, especially all the juicy
>> details of the flight.
>>
>> Jordan
>>
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