[nfbcs] Petition Asking President Obama To Direct the JusticeDepartment to Issue ADA Internet Regulations

[Buddy Brannan]

So....wait...putting a petition up on a site that might have a snowball's chance of being seen and acted on is irresponsible? Are you kidding me? As opposed to, say putting the petition on a perfectly accessible website where, after it's been signed and sent up to wherever, it will be promptly ignored? That would be a more responsible way to handle this? Let's put you in charge of that next time. 

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> On Jan 16, 2016, at 4:39 PM, Peter Donahue via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Good afternoon everyone,
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>    It's because the NFB acted irresponsibly and used and placed the petition on a Website with known accessibility issues and no way to fix it. The organization has its in-house content management system and could have hosted it there where it can be managed by in-house technology staff who better understand the business of making Internet resources accessible. I've seen this organization go down this road many times and it's time for it to stop!
> 
> Peter Donahue
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> Jennifer Aberdeen via nfbcs wrote:
>> Why is this patition not accessible? When I click on the submit button, in different ways; enter, space, left mouse button on the num pad, nothing happens.
>> 
>> I'm using jaws 13 with win 7 and IE 11.
>> 
>> Jen
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>> -----Original Message----- From: Curtis Chong via nfbcs
>> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2016 1:38 PM
>> To: nfbcs at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: Curtis Chong
>> Subject: [nfbcs] Petition Asking President Obama To Direct the JusticeDepartment to Issue ADA Internet Regulations
>> 
>> Greetings:
>> 
>> On Tuesday, January 12, 2016, the National Federation of the Blind launched
>> a petition (the link to which is provided below) calling on the Obama
>> administration promptly to release the long-awaited ADA internet
>> regulations. On the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
>> (way back in 2010), President Obama said that he would issue regulations
>> implementing the requirement for accessible websites, noting that they would
>> be "the most important updates to the ADA since its original enactment."
>> President Obama now says that the regulations will not be released until
>> 2018, after he leaves office.
>> 
>> For those of who are blind, inaccessible websites can make it impossible to
>> apply for jobs, participate in online courses, or conduct vital personal
>> financial business. Website developers need guidance on how to comply with
>> the law. Failing to provide that guidance is irresponsible and inconsistent
>> with President Obama's expressed commitment to civil rights.
>> 
>> If you are interested in signing the petition (and I hope you are), point
>> your browser to this link.
>> 
>> https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/direct-us-department-justice-promp 
>> tly-release-ada-internet-regulations
>> 
>> As an example of the need for these regulations, some JAWS users running
>> Internet Explorer have reported a problem with the "sign" button when
>> attempting to add their name. Here are some solutions to help mitigate that
>> problem.
>> 
>> 1.            Try routing the JAWS cursor to PC (Insert+Numpad Minus), and
>> pressing  the left mouse button (Numpad Slash), and the "sign" button will
>> be selected.
>> 
>> 2.            Alternatively, you can sign the petition using the Mozilla
>> Firefox browser.
>> 
>> The petition is reported to be accessible using iOS devices such as the iPad
>> or iPhone.
>> 
>> Cordially,
>> 
>> Curtis Chong, President
>> National Federation of the Blind in Computer Science
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