[nfbwatlk] Easy Chirp Technology: How People with Visual Impairments Can Now Access Twitter, SSA Ticket to Work, August 12 2015

[Marci Carpenter]

EasyChirp is indeed a legitimate way to access Twitter. Nathan, do not make accusations like this unless you can verify something is a scam. 

Marci 
> On Aug 24, 2015, at 2:20 PM, Dean Martineau via nfbwatlk <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Certainly no scam here.  EasyChirp has been around a lot longer, and is more
> stable, than Chicken Nuggett.  There are also other ways to access Twitter.
> 
> http://bahaiteachings.org/ 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbwatlk [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nathan
> Tobin via nfbwatlk
> Sent: Monday, August 24, 2015 5:07 PM
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> Cc: Nathan Tobin
> Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Easy Chirp Technology: How People with Visual
> Impairments Can Now Access Twitter, SSA Ticket to Work, August 12 2015
> 
> That seems to be some sort of scam to me, after all, there's already Chicken
> Nugget for accessibly accessing Twitter.
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On Aug 24, 2015, at 13:54, Nightingale, Noel via nfbwatlk
> <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Link:
>> http://www.chooseworkttw.net/blog/easy-chirp-technology-how-people-wit
>> h-visual-impairments-can-now-access-twitter
>> 
>> Text:
>> Easy Chirp Technology: How People with Visual Impairments Can Now 
>> Access Twitter Aug 12, 2015
>> 
>> Are you or someone you know visually impaired? Are you interested in using
> Twitter to stay connected with friends, stay up-to-date on the news or find
> work opportunities?
>> 
>> Easy Chirp is a website that can help people with disabilities view
> information and interact on Twitter. The site is highly accessible and
> designed to work with assistive
> technology<http://www.chooseworkttw.net/blog-archive/blog-post?post_id=346>
> such as screen readers, screen enlargers, braille-output, text-only browsers
> and many other web-enabled devices. The site does not require you to have a
> specific browser or internet connection speed.
>> 
>> Other Easy Chirp features that make the application accessible include:
>> 
>> * Screen displays can be light or dark depending on one's visual ability
> or preference.
>> * Text that is offered in English, Spanish, French, Arabic and German.
>> * A zoom feature that can display text that can be increased in size up to
> 200% without breaking the layout.
>> 
>> If you are not on Twitter already, you can follow these steps to sign
> up<https://support.twitter.com/groups/31-twitter-basics/topics/104-welcome-t
> o-twitter-support/articles/100990-how-to-sign-up-on-twitter>.
>> 
>> If you are already on Twitter, you can start using Easy Chirp by following
> these steps:
>> 
>> 1. Visit the Easy Chirp homepage<http://www.easychirp.com/>. On the
> right-hand side of the page there will be a box that says "Sign in with
> Twitter." Click this box.
>> 
>> 2. Enter your username and password for Twitter under where it says,
> "Authorize Easy Chirp to use your account?" Then click "Authorize app."
>> 
>> Authorizing Easy Chirp will allow the application to post tweets for you
> and read tweets from your timeline. The authorization will not give Easy
> Chirp access to your Twitter password. Visit Easy Chirp's About
> page<http://www.easychirp.com/about> for more information about how your
> Twitter information will be protected.
>> 
>> To learn more about Easy Chirp, watch this
> webinar<http://www.peatworks.org/content/peat-talk-transcript-easy-chirp>
> hosted by the Partnership on Employment and Accessible Technology
> (PEAT)<http://www.peatworks.org/> on how the app was created and how it can
> assist people with disabilities.
>> 
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