[gui-talk] Fwd: Amazon press release Concerning Accessibility ofWeb Site

[don bishop]

Please excuse my ignorance on this one, but I've been successfully 
shopping on amazon.com for years.  Just exactly what's supposed to 
be not accessible?   I use the standard www.amazon.com for all my 
purchases.

I do use the search function of my screen reader to bypass a lot I 
don't wish to see, but that's no big deal.

Not meaning to be argumentative, just would really like to know.

Don

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Subject: [gui-talk] Fwd: Amazon press release Concerning 
Accessibility ofWeb Site


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>>Amazon.com Accessibility to be Completed June 30, 2008
>>
>>The National Federation of the Blind and online retailer Amazon,
>>Inc., have announced that work to make Amazon.com fully accessible
>>to blind computer users is to be completed by June 30, 2008.  In
>>March of 2007, Amazon entered into a technology development
>>agreement with the National Federation of the Blind pursuant to
>>which Amazon was to attempt to make Amazon.com fully accessible by
>>December 31, 2007.  Because of the complexity of the task, it was
>>recognized that this was an ambitious goal and that problems might
>>be encountered; accordingly, the agreement provided that Amazon
>>could have a six-month extension, if necessary, to complete work 
>>on
>>making its Web site fully accessible to blind computer
>>users.  Amazon's Web site has improved; nonetheless, Amazon
>>recognizes that it is not yet fully accessible.  Amazon has
>>indicated that it will complete the task within the extended 
>>period.
>>
>>Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind,
>>said: "Full and equal access to the Internet is critical in order
>>for the blind to participate fully in today's society.  While
>>Amazon.com is not yet fully accessible, we are pleased with the
>>progress that has been made and we believe that the company 
>>remains
>>committed to making the site fully accessible.  We will continue 
>>to
>>work with Amazon.com to ensure that the blind can shop for books,
>>music, movies, and the myriad other products available at this
>>leading online retailer with the same ease and convenience as all
>>other shoppers."
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