Re: Facebook accessibility - Did you know
- From: Yardbird <yardbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:23:08 -0700
sue,
I've used the accessible version a few times, which as you probably know was
simply designed to present a less cluttered interface for people looking at it
on their cell phones and PDAs, yes? It was not some big bow to the needs of the
blind. Not being cynical, just saying.
that said, it's very stripped down, so much so that on the home page there's
very little of the content on the "real" home page. So even though it feels
like a relief not to be faced with the cluttered, jabbering, constantly
self-refreshing regular home page, you're actually missing a lot of stuff.
I don't know. I'm not a big Facebook fan or skillful Facebook jaws jockey, but
that's one impression.
----- Original Message -----
From: Sue B
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 5:15 AM
Subject: Facebook accessibility - Did you know
Hi all,
Has anyone else tried the accessible version of Facebook's site. You can find
it at: http://m.facebook.com
As more people have asked in training about Facebook I've been trying to come
up with instructions and quick ways to get places and such. I decided to read
their help center to see if they mentioned anything about screen readers and
sure enough they did! I sent this link on to a former client yesterday who said
she'd been struggling with Facebook for weeks. I had a note back from her
already this morning saying that she was able to find everything she'd been
looking for on the regular site using this accessible version. It would be
interesting to hear other feedback on this.
Sue B.
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