[Mi-abs] National Federation of the Blind and Blind Business Owner File Complaint with Small Business Administration

Thu Jul 23 19:01:43 UTC 2009

Lol. Cool, no problem. I think I'll wait on it since my computer's
already acting problematic, but thank you for informing me, as I said
I didn't know that, so when it's running properly I'll have to check
it out.
Michelle

On 7/23/09, JUSTIN LOUCHART <jalouchart at gmail.com> wrote:
> Oh, hey, sorry; that wasn't a sarcastic or demenaing "obviously"; I'm
> really sorry if I offended you!! No, it was just a quick email sent in
> a hurry; thought I had put something inbetween there. The rest of the
> sentance, apparently, I forgot to type out.
>
>
>  Well, XP doesn't matter, anyway, and if you want firefox you could
> still download to a windows platform.
>
>
>  Have fun, sorry if I offended you, just really busy around here,
> Justin
>
> On 7/23/09, Michelle Medina <michellem86 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I don't have Fire Fox, I use XP.
>> It's not obvious for everyone, not everyone knows about these things,
>> you know what I mean?
>> Michelle
>>
>> On 7/23/09, JUSTIN LOUCHART <jalouchart at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> They're not inaccessible, use Webvisum, obviously.
>>>
>>>
>>>  It's a program under firefox that will allow you to hack captchas
>>> legally; therefore there is no complaint needed, as it isn't any
>>> longer illegal.
>>>
>>> On 7/23/09, Michelle Medina <michellem86 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> I think this is a great thing, glad to see it here!
>>>>
>>>> Slightly off topic, but similar in nature, how come noone has
>>>> complained about Yahoo! insisting that even after you sign up & have
>>>> an account with them, you still either have to call them or have
>>>> someone there to enter a verification code to join new groups? (each
>>>> new group you want to join, you have to enter a new code).
>>>> Secondly, how come noone has complained about captias on the web
>>>> period? They make accessing various websites impossible unless a blind
>>>> person can find a sighted person to help them out. Or, am I wrong &
>>>> has this already been talked about before?
>>>> Michelle
>>>>
>>>> On 7/23/09, Freeh, Jessica <JFreeh at nfb.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> CONTACT:
>>>>>
>>>>> Chris Danielsen
>>>>>
>>>>> Director of Public Relations
>>>>>
>>>>> National Federation of the Blind
>>>>>
>>>>> (410) 659-9314, extension 2330
>>>>>
>>>>> (410) 262-1281 (Cell)
>>>>>
>>>>> cdanielsen at nfb.org
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> National Federation of the Blind and Blind Business Owner
>>>>> File Complaint with Small Business Administration
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> SBA's Inaccessible Web Site Discriminates Against the Blind
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Baltimore, Maryland (July 22, 2009): The National Federation of the
>>>>> Blind, the nation's oldest and largest organization of blind people
>>>>> and the leading advocate for equal access by the blind to information
>>>>> technology, and Virgil Stinnett, a blind business owner from
>>>>> Honolulu, Hawaii, filed an administrative complaint today with the
>>>>> Small Business Administration (SBA).  The complaint asserts that the
>>>>> SBA's Web site violates Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act because
>>>>> it is inaccessible to blind people who use text-to-speech screen
>>>>> access technology or Braille displays to access information on the
>>>>> Internet.  Because of the inaccessibility of the SBA Web site, blind
>>>>> people cannot fill out forms on the site or take online courses
>>>>> offered by the SBA.  Mr. Stinnett was unable to apply for
>>>>> certification under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act because of
>>>>> the inaccessibility of the Web site.  Section 8(a) certification
>>>>> would provide Mr. Stinnett's business with access to federal and
>>>>> private procurement markets.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind,
>>>>> said: "Blind Americans have the same dreams, the same goals, and the
>>>>> same entrepreneurial spirit as all other Americans.  If we are to
>>>>> have equal access to the tools and techniques needed to be effective
>>>>> business owners and to compete on terms of equality with our sighted
>>>>> peers, we must have equal access to the resources offered on the SBA
>>>>> Web site and other government sites.  The National Federation of the
>>>>> Blind demands equality for blind business owners and will tolerate
>>>>> nothing less."
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Virgil Stinnett, owner of Good News HI, a business providing military
>>>>> dining services, said: "As a blind entrepreneur, access to the SBA
>>>>> Web site is critical in order for me to use its programs and services
>>>>> and expand my business.  The fact that I could not access the Web
>>>>> site has cost me time and resources that I would not have needed to
>>>>> expend if I had been able to use the site like everyone else.  I hope
>>>>> the action we are taking today will prompt the SBA to take immediate
>>>>> steps so that all Americans, blind and sighted, have equal access to
>>>>> the programs, training, and resources that it provides."
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Complainants are represented by attorneys Daniel F. Goldstein and
>>>>> Allison L. Harper of Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP, <?xml:namespace
>>>>> prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />120
>>>>> E. Baltimore Street, Suite 1700, Baltimore, MD 21202, (410) 962-1030,
>>>>> fax: (410) 385-0869, <mailto:dfg at browngold.com>dfg at browngold.com,
>>>>> <mailto:ah at browngold.com>ah at browngold.com,
>>>>> <http://www.browngold.com/>www.browngold.com.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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