If you're right, and I'm beginning to suspect the analysis you present below may indeed be correct, they probably need to do a WAI check on themselves. This is not at all good anywhere, but especially from sites intended expressly for people who are blind or otherwwise print disabled. On Sun, 14 Apr 2002, Joel Zimba wrote: > only that it's the software I'm chosing to use (lynx/ssl) wth whatever > limitations it has... > > I'd bet there actually is more mainstream software on linux and on macs and > on os/2 for that matter which would work. > > I'm not denying the site should fix it, but admitting to being painted into > a corner by the software you elect to run ... which I am doing incidentally, > is a virtue. > > after looking through the site, I suspect strongly Netscape for linux would > work just fine ... it's not a linux issue. > and it's not windows either really. there's probably a browser for windows > which won't work too.. like lynx for windows. > > > Ultimately, they're in the business to make money, and I would think every > $75 would help. I seriously doubt anyone at bookshare is going tobe > unwilling to help. it's complicated to explain exacty what your tiny niche > requires... > think of someone with all kinds of alergies and food reactions, also > choosing a self-imposed diet of foods starting with the letter Q. and a > waiter scratching his head in bewilderment over why they sat down at the > table. > > so...? what part of that don't you understand *smirk* > > J > > > -----Original Message----- > From: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com > [mailto:blinux-list-admin@redhat.com]On Behalf Of Janina Sajka > Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2002 2:47 PM > To: blinux-list@redhat.com > Subject: RE: bookshare inaccessible? > > > Back off, Joe. Windows wouldn't be able to work with Book Share either, if > it wasn't for the fact that the Book Share > people saw to it that software was written to support access. So, it's > nothing intrinsic to linux, or any OS. It's a > closed system. That requires suppporting software on each and every OS > that's going to be supported. > > Now, is there some part of this you don't understand? Or have I made this > clear? > > On Sun, 14 Apr 2002, Joel Zimba wrote: > > > who ever said running linux didn't have a downside. > > > > besides, if linux is so adaptable and wonderful, how come it can't manage > to > > do this? what is it about the sitewhich won't work in Linux? > > > > --- > > > > Of course if it were my website, it woulden't be an issue, and it's also > > worth noting you can get to the files on the nls website with linux ust > fine > > (at least last time I tried) > > I can't see how security has to be that different. > > > > > > Of course the irony isn't lost on me (accessibility project being > > inaccessible) but you really should expect this being a linux user. > > > > > > btw, has anyone tried the libraries for bringing up guis in text mode? > the > > tag line on slashdot was about > > Conquorer in text-mode. > > > > </stream of consiousness> > > > > J > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com > > [mailto:blinux-list-admin@redhat.com]On Behalf Of Cheryl Homiak > > Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2002 11:23 AM > > To: speakup > > Cc: blinux-list@redhat.com > > Subject: Re: bookshare inaccessible? > > > > > > Janina just informed me bookshare doesn't have accessible software for > > linux yet. > > Sorry, from the thread I read I thought somebody had resolved it. > > I think that's really rotten of them to set it up so it's inaccessible to > > linux > > and then not even make that clear to people while they are giving their > big > > sales plug! > > It's like if you are blind and a non-windows user, you don't even > > exist! > > Nothing at bookshare that says "accessible only to Windows users"--at > least > > not > > that I found; just > > trumpetting about their wonderful new service that i could have thrown $75 > > down > > the drain for.! > > Fine, if it's not accessible, they could at least state that clearly. They > > certainly made the demo page accessible; very misleading! > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > -- > > Janina Sajka, Director > Technology Research and Development > Governmental Relations Group > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > Chair, Accessibility SIG > Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) > http://www.openebook.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org