Hi: Okay, the apps I would love love love to see made accessible are the following: ESPN Score Center. This app is totally accessible except when you flick through the scores voiceover makes a sound like you are on an object but it does not read the score. Everything else is accessible. I really really want to use this app and that is the only thing that isn't accessible. I can't seem to find a help or anything in the app. I tweeted them but that seems to be all I can find. The app is made by ESPN and so that is the only website listed which of course ESPN is a sports giant so I would have no idea who to contact about it. Travelocity: this is another one that is so close to being accessible. Everything is accessible except for when you are searching for a flight when you go to select your departure and return dates, the calendar is not accessible to select the dates. Orbitz: This one has a bunch of unlabeled buttons and such. I looked under app info in the app itself and found a contact form but it's on the iphone. I feel I can express myself much better by typing in a form on the computer. When you are looking for these contact/support forms to contact the developer, do you find the info on the iphone and contact hthem using the iphone or is there a way to find the contact info through the PC and contact them that way? The problem I am having is the apps I am wanting to make more accessible are made by big companies so just browing say travelocity.com or espn.com doesn't really give me the info I need because the websites are so big and contain such large amounts of contents. How do I find the info for these three apps and is there a way to contact them through the PC or do I have to use the Iphone? Thanks, Kerri
On 7/10/13, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Kerri, > > Most apps have a link to either an email or support site. This could be in > Help, About or More, depending how the app is laid out. You can, of course, > always Google an app, find the developer's website and see if there is a > contact form or email address listed. > > As for what to say, well, I usually tell the developer that I am a blind > iPhone user and have to rely on Voiceover and Apple's fantastic built-in > accessibility features to use my iPhone. I also often say that i am part of > a google group where over 1,700 visually impaired iPhone users help each > other and discuss apps and accessibility and that this list is constantly > growing because Apple offers great accessibility and also more and more > developers follow apple's accessibility guidelines to make sure their apps > can be used by a Voiceover user. > > I then of course explain in as much detail as possible what about a > particular app works or does not work and ask if the developer would be > willing to look into this and hopefully improve the accessibility of his or > her app. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Kerri Kosten > Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 3:13 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: ACcessible apps for Searching For Flights? > > Hi: > > How did you figure out who to contact, and what did you say? > I would like to possibly contact travelocity to make their app accessible. > The only thing that isn't accessible about it is the calendar part, > and if they would fix that, it would be fully accessible. > Expedia seems to be accessible. I am able to search for flights. Thank > you so much for telling me about tis app. > Thanks, > Kerri > > On 7/10/13, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi Kerri, >> >> Kayak Pro works and is accessible, I also downloaded Expedia and while I >> haven't used it to book a flight or hotel for that matter it seems >> accessible. Often the airlines also have apps, here in Canada the Air >> Canada >> app is quite good, it's accessible and I can book flights, check in, get > my >> electronic bording pass and it integrates with Passbook which is nice >> because I can add my bording pass to Passbook. >> >> From what I have seen the airline apps are usually free, can't comment on >> accessibility for the American ones, however. >> >> For hotel bookings, in case you have to make any, the Booking.com app is >> probably the best. They have one of the largest selections of hotels, > their >> prices are as good as any I have seen and they have been super responsive >> when I contacted them about 2 months ago about fixing a problem in their >> app. Voiceover used to be super sluggish and almost unusable once you had >> the list of search results on the screen, they released an update within >> a >> month after I contacted them which fixed the problem and the app now >> works >> great. I posted a few messages about this back in May and early June and >> you >> should be able to find them easy enough if you look in the archives for >> "booking.com". >> >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf >> Of Kerri Kosten >> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 12:59 AM >> To: viphone >> Cc: Anjelina Cruz >> Subject: ACcessible apps for Searching For Flights? >> >> Hi Everyone: >> >> What apps do you all use to search for and book flights? >> I have the travelocity and Orbitz apps but when searching for a flight >> the calendar to put in my departure date is inaccessible. >> What do you all use? >> I am wanting an app to search for flights, book them, and then where i >> can look at my reservation. >> Thanks, >> Kerri >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google >> Group. >> >> Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. >> >> Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> >> Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing >> [email protected]. >> >> Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing >> [email protected]. >> >> More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google >> Group. >> >> Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. >> >> Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> >> Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing >> [email protected]. >> >> Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing >> [email protected]. >> >> More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google > Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > [email protected]. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > [email protected]. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > [email protected]. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > [email protected]. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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