[infoshare] Re: TDS 31 - Interview with Stevie Wonder on product accessibility

  • From: "Lynne" <superlynne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <infoshare@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2009 17:44:58 -0500

Well, since the interviewer was British as well, I guess the screen readers wanted to feel some kind of kindred spirit. <grin> 

Lynne
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Hi Ellen,
I agree with you that Stevie sings better than he talks but I guess interviewing doesn't come easy for everyone even if you are famous, lol! As for the accent, the screen reader talked that way even before you entered the actual interview while reading the links on the site. 
Denise
At 05:11 PM 2/1/2009, you wrote:

Hey folks,
Our screen readers did not pick up the accent--Wonder was being interviewed by a Brit! If Stevie Wonder has been over there for a while he could have picked up a slight accent. 

Enjoyed the interview, but wow, Lynn, he sings much better then he talks!!

Ellen



At 01:47 PM 2/1/2009, you wrote:

Hi, Sharon.
I don't know why, but I do know that my JAWS/Eloquence combination has done the same thing. Weird. I, too, need enlightenment. ,smile> 
Lynne

----- Original Message -----
From: <mailto:slash591@xxxxxxxxxx>Sharon Lash
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Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 4:22 PM
Subject: [infoshare] Re: TDS 31 - Interview with Stevie Wonder on product accessibility
May be a stupid question but I noticed when I got to the bbc page, my eloquence voice began speaking with a British accent. It scared the you know what out of me. I use window-eyes, by the way. How did that happen? Really weird to me. How did eloquence know to go into another accent? Do any of you know? Please enlighten me. Thanks. 
----- Original Message -----
From: <mailto:superlynne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>Lynne
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Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 6:38 PM
Subject: [infoshare] TDS 31 - Interview with Stevie Wonder on product accessibility 

Hi, Folks.
Well, accessibility is finally getting the press it deserves in the form of everyone interviewing Mr. Wonder about products that are blind -friendly. the wonderful thing to me is that the buttons of the player are actually labeled. Now, why can't every one do this? Ah...laziness comes to mind. Stevie definitely performs with greater facility than he speaks, but he's getting the word out and that's the important thing. 

copy and paste the link into your browser.
Press the Letter H until you hear Stevie Wonder Interview.
Press the Down Arrow until you hear Play/Pause button and press the spacebar. 

<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/7861818.stm>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/7861818.stm

Accessibility today, tomorrow and always!
Lynne



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