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

[Mike Freeman]

Additionally, some web pages are coded in such a way that no screen reader can activate the buttons.  IMO unless you know the web developer and/or have deep pockets to fund a lawsuit, your efforts will primarily result in frustration.  

Mike

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On Dec 6, 2010, at 14:10, "Steve Jacobson" <steve.jacobson at visi.com> wrote:

> Ken,
> 
> Are you still using Window-Eyes?  If so, be sure that "Suspend" is off by pressing ALT-SHIFT-M until you here "Suspend Off."  The suspend modes keep 
> pages from refreshing automatically, but it can also block a "redirect" that needs to take place.  Also, since you are dialing in, the page load could be going 
> significantly more slowly.  After you have pressed the button, turn browse mode off and on again by pressing CONTROL-SHIFT-A twice and see if the page 
> changes.  Finally, it is possible that the button has to be clicked on rather than activated from the keyboard.  This could be done to reduce the chance of 
> scripts logging in.  If non of the above works, find the button with the Mouse pointer using the numeric keypad, and then left click on the button with the 
> Numeric Pad SLASH which is just above the 2.  
> 
> If you are using JFW, there are equivelents to most of these suggestions.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Steve Jacobson
> 
> On Mon, 6 Dec 2010 16:06:07 EST, Kenlawrence124 at aol.com wrote:
> 
>> 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.  
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