Here is the info from their web page (using their "About Us" link):
About WebAIM WebAIM (Web Accessibility In Mind) has provided comprehensive web accessibility solutions since 1999. These years of experience have made WebAIM one of the leading providers of web accessibility expertise internationally. WebAIM is a non-profit organization based at the Center for Persons with Disabilities at Utah State University. View the WebAIM Staff page Our Mission WebAIM's mission is to expand the potential of the web for people with disabilities by providing the knowledge, technical skills, tools, organizational leadership strategies, and vision that empower organizations to make their own content accessible to people with disabilities. Our Method At WebAIM, we accomplish our mission by: providing services directly to organizations developing software tools creating instructional media fostering an active online community and exchange environment engaging in research, and participating in policy dialogues and processes. WebAIM is committed to the development and proliferation of accessible web content and technologies worldwide. We value the principles of volunteerism and the importance of making contributions above our own funding streams. WebAIM donates 10% of staff time to initiatives within the accessibility community. Our Clients WebAIM has provided services and products to a wide variety of clients and partners from governmental agencies, businesses, education institutions, non-profit businesses, and Fortune 100 corporations. Our work includes web site evaluation, site design, training, and web accessibility consulting. -----Original Message----- From: MJ Williams [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2013 12:40 AM To: GW Micro Product Discussion Listserv Subject: RE: screen reader survey Just out of interest, guys, who is behind this survey? Who runs this organisation? Maybe I didn't search properly, but I was not able to find any name or names at the website. Sincerely, Matthew At 05:09 29/12/2013, you wrote: >Hey Chip: > Let me start by saying I am a Window-Eyes user, as well as a JAWS > user and an NVDA user. > I completed the survey using Window-Eyes 8.4 and then unloaded > Window-Eyes and loaded the latest official version of NVDa and went > through the survey again before submitting. It may sound like an > anti-GW comment, but I did have to switch browse mode on and off to > complete the survey. I don't have the Auto-browse mode enabled as > I find it more annoying than helpful. I have also tuned a lot of > the verbosity down as I don't like to hear more than I need > to. So, whether you have to toggle > browse mode on and off is more of a personal choice than a > statement of the effectiveness of your screen reader. > I question the usefulness of this survey. I have completed the > survey for the past several years and I find the results have > affected neither the accessibility of Web sites nor the quality of > screen readers. It has however cause defensive arguments between > the users of screen readers. These are not the people to whom the > message needs to be delivered. > The problem is, any moron can publish a Web site. Many do. > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Chip Orange [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2013 4:48 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: screen reader survey > >Please take the survey at: > >http://webaim.org/projects/screenreadersurvey5/ > > > >to indicate that you are a Window-Eyes user. I believe you can >ignore the comment at the top of the survey about Window-Eyes users >needing to enter browse mode in order to hear the questions (this to >me is showing their strong anti-GW bias, bringing up an issue that >may only apply to older versions of WE). > > > >Thanks. > > > >Chip > > > > >If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original >sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your >message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your >message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. > >GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You >can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. >If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original >sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your >message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your >message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. > >GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You >can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
