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

[Darrell Shandrow]

Hello Don,

I agree with David on this one. Though it is workable, Amazon is frought 
with lots of images missing alt tags, and many other things could be done to 
make the experience more accessible.

Darrell Shandrow - Accessibility Evangelist
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "don bishop" <w6smb at donbishop.org>
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Web Site


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
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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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