[NFBCS] BARD Interface

[Christopher Chaltain]

I'm a big fan of the new BARD web site myself. I don't find it to be particularly slow. My only complaint is that the filters on the recently added books page doesn't work. It's probably time for me to report that again. The other issues I've reported throughout the beta have been addressed.

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Christopher (AKA CJ) =>÷
Chaltain at Outlook, USA

From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of dan TeVelde via NFBCS
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Subject: [NFBCS] BARD Interface

Recently NLS changed their website to provide additional search options. Most of the changes are improvements to the old version of the site. I am having issues adding books to my wish list. I am using JAWS, Firefox, and Windows 11. I want to either add books from my reading history, or recently added books. I go through the correct steps for each option and JAWS speaks the confirmation that a book was added. If I look at my wish list in reverse chronological order, the book isn't listed. I am experiencing the same problem if I use BARD Express on my computer or the iOS app.

I don't understand why there seems to be a lack of quality control at NLS. The new version of the BARD website is slow even though it displays less information when pages load. I like the expandable menus, but you would think displaying less information would make a page load more quickly in a browser window. I also see a persistent error message on the previous history page even when interacting with the page is successful. I report issues to NLS and the standard response I get is that the person responding to my e-mail notified the BARD supervisor. I don't get any follow-up from NLS. I don't understand what is happening. All their interfaces seem inconsistent. Among other things, BARD Express doesn't always generate message when a use takes an action. You would think that if you added a book to your wish list, the application would consistently display and cause the screenreader to speak a confirmation or error message.

Thanks,
Dan
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