Hi Gerald, I was able to access the site using, Windows XP, IE8, and Jaws latest build. However, Jaws was very slow to respond to down arrow keystrokes.
Rick Justice ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Levy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 23, 2011 8:12 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Unable to Access Target.com Which OS are you using? Apparently, you can access Target.com with IE 8 if you are running Vista or Windows 7, but not with XP. So says someone on another list. Gerald ----- Original Message ----- From: "scott" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 23, 2011 7:41 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Unable to Access Target.com >I just got on it > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gerald Levy > Sent: Friday, December 23, 2011 7:31 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Unable to Access Target.com > > > So this is not a screen reader issue. Then Target must be deliberately > blocking access to its web site to all consumers, blind and sighted alike, > who use certain browsers. This makes absolutely no sense. The rocket > scientists at Target who designed their web site are the same lame brains > who are probably now wondering why their holiday sales are down. > Unbelievable. > > Gerald > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "mark" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 9:01 PM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Unable to Access Target.com > > >> Generally, The websites are programmed to see what type of browsers are >> accessing them. Then the sites are developed to give the best visual >> display >> to the browsers that most often access them. Thus, I am not sure why the >> IE >> 8 would not display as good as IE 9. >> >> God bless, >> Mark >> >> God Loves you! >> You can visit my website at: >> http://christiantraditions.info >> Please visit my blog at: >> http://christian-traditions.blogspot.com >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gerald Levy >> Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 4:45 PM >> To: blind-computing >> Subject: [Blind-Computing] Unable to Access Target.com >> >> >> I was under the impression that Target had made a serious effort to >> improve >> the accessibility of its web site for blind consumers. >> So imagine my surprise when I attempted to visit Target.com today and >> got >> the following error message: >> >> Target Home Page >> >> Problems viewing Target.com ? >> It's because your browser isn't supported. Upgrade to one of the latest >> versions listed below to get the most out of your Target.com experience. >> list of 3 items >> Click here to download Internet Explorer >> Click here to download Mozilla Firefox >> Click here to download Google Chrome >> list end >> >> >> What the heck is going on here? What do they mean that my browser is not >> supported? I'm running XP Pro with IE 8, so since when is this browser >> not >> supported? IE 8 is the latest version of Internet Explorer that can run >> under XP, which, the last time I checked will continue to be supported by >> Microsoft through at least 2014. And don't even get me started with >> Firefox. Is there some reasonable explanation for this message? Could my >> screen reader, JAWS 9, be the culprit? Is there a work around for this >> problem? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. >> >> Gerald >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> >> >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
