hey Sarah, do you happen to have the subscribe e-mail for that blind Facebook list?
I haven't really liked how the mobile site presents itself here at all. I have to go to the full site to change some settings because the mobile site either won't present them, or the links are invisible. -Eric On Jan 5, 2011, at 10:30 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > I use the mobile sight and it has in my opinion gotten worse. We are having > a discussion on the blind facebook list and on othe rforums as well. > > s > On Jan 5, 2011, at 9:24 PM, Israel wrote: > >> Hi Listers, >> >> Has anyone else noticed that since about a month ago or around the time FB >> unveiled their new profile option, posting status updates or on friends wall >> using the main FB seems easier as VO now recognizes and reads the labels of >> the edit boxes such as "What's On Your Mind" and "Write Something" >> For the longest time VO would only read that there was an edit box but not >> the label. Other listers did previously offer suggestion such as turning >> curser tracking off and using item chooser both of which could spot the >> labels and place the user in the proper edit box, but using VO and the arrow >> keys didn't always work to even find the edit boxes at times. Now, VO reads >> seemingly all labels and has no difficulty locating the edit box. >> >> For those interested on the main FB sitethere is a "heading level 2" which >> VO reads to me followed by a share button. If you VO+right arrow once, >> you'll hear VO read that there is a list containing four items. They are >> "status", "photo", "link", "video" >> Pressing VO+space bar on "status" automatically brings up "What's on your >> mind edit box" Type your status and if you wish, paste a url to a link, you >> can then preview hw the link will look to your friends after you post it. >> VO will read the edit box as "Say something About The Link" If you wish to >> comment then you can. If you're like me and you type your remarks prior to >> pasting in the url then you simply VO+right arrow twice to the share button, >> press VO+space bar and your status is updated. >> >> On a friend's wall you will see the list of four items, but the "status" >> option is replaced by one which reads "post." VO+space bar on that and you >> are put into an edit box which reads "Write Something." Take the same steps >> and post on your friend's wall. >> >> Little by little I've been noticing some small accessibility improvements on >> FB main site as slowly more items on the sight can now be recognized by VO. >> >> Sexy Isra >> Israel Antonio >> www.sexyisra.blogspot.com >> www.twitter.com/sexyisra >> >> On Jan 5, 2011, at 10:33 PM, Kevin Gibbs wrote: >> >>> I was really hoping for a response on this one. Anybody out there? >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
