[gui-talk] a button that just sits looking stupid

[Kenlawrence124 at aol.com]

Hi guys I again tried to log into the GSN website and for some reason the  
log in button  won't respond I hit enter, space, and sometimes both  
together and nothing happens.  when I left click the mouse button it goes  back to 
the main page as if I never even entered a password or user name.   This 
isn't the standard wait for a page to load either.  I have never seen  anything 
like it.  It is as if it never saw a log in button before.   It just sat 
there.  If I didn't give up on it I'd still be hitting that  button.  it was 
20 minutes later and a reconnect by AOL and it still sat  closing down and 
relaunching IE nothing.  I've tried it with AOL directly  firefox and IE and 
same thing happens.  to enter by phone only is a great  disadvantage since 
online users enter 10 times an hour so I can't believe it's  just me.  Why 
does the log in button not respond on that site how is a site  so strange to a 
computer that you can't even log in to it?  the browser  auto completes 
password properly it just doesn't seem to know what a button  does.  What should 
have come up is the question of the day at the top of  the page then after 
all the links there is a form field or three fields to enter  your telephone 
number then a checkbox that you must check to say you're over  eighteen and 
the clickable graphic which you hit up to 10 times for each hourly  game.  
There is also a checkbox regarding the chat room but I usually  ignore that 
since chat is likely not blind accessible.  This is now the  only place on 
_www.gsn.com_ (http://www.gsn.com)  that is usable by the  blind.  I have 
made a promise to get these people certified by national  federation of the 
blind on the same grounds as Target.  there is a store to  buy things and for 
those who play games there are what are called oodles points  that you cash 
in to enter sweepsteaks and win prises.  The prise center  isn't accessible 
any more either.  In My opinion GSN cable channel is in  violation of ADA or 
at least close to it.  I know it maybe seems mundaine  to bellyache about a 
TV channel's website and seems to be unimportant to want to  play games on 
it, but if the site says Watch/play/win,  shouldn't that  apply to all people 
blind or sighted.  I'm in the technology division here  in NJ and I won't 
quit until all blind people can participate equally in all  parts of the web. 
 I will lead the fight just as I have tried to do with CD  baby until they 
start to come to the fact that we are viewers/customers  too.  Just because 
we are a small minority doesn't mean you discount us and  see us as an 
expendable minority you can do without.