[bcab] Accurate Reporting


Hi
I know that the web isn't always as accessible as we might like it to be
but when there are stories about this covered by the likes of the BBC, it
would be good if we could get some accuracy. There is a report on the BBC
website which speaks of a blind person trying to buy a book from Amazon
which says
"To find the book I wanted I had to go through an absolute sea of links,
and then when I did find what I needed to buy, and added it to my shopping
basket,
I couldn't move forward from there because the 'continue' button wasn't
marked in such a way that I could find it.".

You can see the story at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/programmes/click_online/6090418.stm.

I know that the Amazon site is not perfect but the impression given reading
this story is that the site is not usable by blind people. Yes, I know that
there is a sea of links but familiarity with the site leads to an increase
in speed of use. Goods can certainly be purchased using the site. I know. I
have purchased many.

To my mind, this kind of reportage on accessibility really does the cause
no good as implies something which is not true.

Iain
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