But access for all doesn't mean a web site has to support all browsers.
You have a right to use whatever browser yu like but a web site doesn't
have to work with your choice of browser. By no means do I mean to
criticize your decision to stick with speakup and lynx but that's a
decision you've made. You can't expect web sites to accomodate your
decision.
Notethat what I say above is not the same (logically) as saying that
it's okay for web designers to write for specific browsers. That's not
what I am saying and logically, it's not the same thing. As a practical
matter, your choice of browser and screen reader will always be limited
by the technical issues involved with making sites accessible. Web
designers have a right to code their sites for browsers that are kept up
to date technically.
On 06/13/2014 11:23 PM, Hart Larry wrote:
Wow, I suppose we in Linux may need our own version of a Civil Rights
Bill. HEheHEheHEheHE
Ther is a large Grocery chain which was involved in a
settlement-and-just upgraded, or supposedly made its site accessible
to all shoppers.
Until March of 2010 I was able to shop this site in Linux, maybe not
perfect, but if I were careful I filled out everything fine. Beginning
in April 2010, no matter which Linux browser or JAWS I couldn't shop
any more. In their separate access site, their help FAQ said they did
not use any complicated scripting such as javascript or css, however,
in the source-code, there they were.
Well, now April 30 has come-and-gone, I still cannot shop in either L
Y N X or E L I N K S. When shopping by eile I notice items in a
catagory, but none of them have any links to add to my cart.
So today intouch with a CSR, who found it, I can try chrome vox or
fire vox. I tried looking for these with an "apt-get" in Debian,
cannot find. Are these only for graphical browsers such as in an x11
display?
I was told that w3c requirements may give them choices of either html,
javascript, or css?
So if they are permitted to write a site which would not work for many
users, if they were picking 2 of those 3 choices, how is that access
for all?
So many times especially during the last 2years, an onis is always on
myself to possibly run windows or maybe ask asistance of some1
running a graphical setup.
From what I hear, L Y N X will maybe never have javascript support.
So what happens next? If indeede the standards give site owners leeway
in leaving out a group of users, as well as a potential revenue loss.
Or even worse, what happens if they drop delivery because of lack of
shoppers?
Thanks alot for listening-and-I welcom all of your ideas-and-suggestions.
I did try Orca many years ago but it was `quite slow, but also even in
Speakup in software speech, the volume was lo in I B M tts. I am
running Speakup with a DecTalk U S B.
Hart
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