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

[don bishop]

And that tells me absolutely nothing!

Don


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
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Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 1:44 PM
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Fwd: Amazon press release Concerning 
Accessibility of Web Site


> No one said it was inaccessible, but it could be better or "more
> accessible" for blind persons.
>
> Dave
>
> At 02:59 PM 1/4/2008, you wrote:
>>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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>>Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 11:16 AM
>>Subject: [gui-talk] Fwd: Amazon press release Concerning
>>Accessibility ofWeb Site
>>
>>
>> >
>> >>
>> >>----------
>> >>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."
>> >>
>> >>
>> >># # #
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> > David Andrews and white cane Harry.
>> >
>> >
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