I don't think so. AOL seems to be acting in good faith but we'll have to wait and see.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of chris ramsay Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 10:32 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Unfortunate News From America Online (AOL) sounds like time for another law suit. chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Pattison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Access-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "PC-Audio" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 10:28 PM Subject: Fwd: Unfortunate News From America Online (AOL) > From: Curtis Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Greetings and felicitations: > > I have been asked to post the following message on behalf of Tom > Wlodkowski, Director of Accessibility for America Online (AOL). Mr. > Wlodkowski does not bring good news, I am afraid; however, in his > favor, he is doing his best to provide us with advance notice and a > promise to work to make things better. > He and I have worked together for several years on accessibility > issues pertaining to America Online, and I believe him to be a man of > integrity and a person who is deeply committed to ensuring access to > AOL's services by all people with disabilities. > > Should you wish to contact Mr. Wlodkowski directly, his email address > is [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Here is Mr. Wlodkowski's message and the original post to which it > refers: > > Cordially, > > Curtis Chong > > ------------------- > > The player Mr. Roderick references in his original GUI Talk post below > is one built by AOL. While there were some compatibility issues > between the AOL Radio player and JAWS due to the use of javascript, it > was generally usable. > Regrettably, this player will no longer be available as of June 9. In > fact we will take some significant steps backward as we transition to > the use of a third party player. We apologize for the inconvenience > and plan to work with our partner to improve usability of our new > player in subsequent releases. > > Beginning on June 9, the AOL Radio product will be powered by CBS Radio. > The > necessity of this new business model was driven by the dramatic > increase in the music royalty rates paid for Internet Radio. This > action by the record labels left AOL no choice but to look for an > alternative way to stay in the internet radio business. Given the > business demands and accelerated transition, there wasn't ample time > for us to effective address the major usability issues with the CBS > Player. The AOL Radio team is aware of the accessibility barriers > presented by this transition, and is committed to addressing the issue > with CBS Radio once the new player interface launches on June 9. > > Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. As you > know through the recent release of the accessible webmail product, AOL > Instant Messenger and other products, we're committed to ensuring the > usability of our products and services with screen access software. > There are times however where business needs put us in a situation > where we regrettably cannot deliver an accessible interface when a > product is first launched. > This is the case with AOL Radio. We will certainly look to you, Mr. > Roderick > and others to test the accessibility of the new player interface once > the team is a bit further down the path of implementing the necessary > usability improvements. > > Best, > > Tom > > Forwarded message from Rick Roderick [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [gui-talk] AOL radio > To: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I am trying the new version of AOL radio. Unfortunately, some of the > keys are not working. I am using Internet Explorer and JAWS 9. > > When I get to the categories, it says that a particular category is > off and to press open it. When I press Enter, I simply hear the same > message, and the category remains closed. > > I go into a selection of all stations, and not all the stations come up. > I > am able to choose a category from this area, however. When I do so, I > then select a station. Everything works fine. However, when I hit > Alt-Left-Arrow to go back to the list, I can't get out of the current > station. > > Any suggestions? > > Thanks in advance. > > Regards Steve > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Windows Live Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Skype: steve1963 > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
