[access-uk] Re: FACEBOOK
- From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 17:27:48 +0100
Thanks, Brian, for your offer of help. I may take you up on that, if my
sighted friends don't come round and do it for me ... as they might.
Why do you think more blind people are using Twitter? Interested, now ...
--
Carol
carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
---- Original Message ----
From: Brian Hartgen
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 3:30 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: FACEBOOK
> Hi Carol
>
> As has already been stated, the mobile site for facebook is very
> accessible, with both IE and Firefox.
> http://m.facebook.com
>
> Regarding audio capture, if you have Firefox you can overcome this by
> using a tool called Webvisum which allows the characters to be copied
> to the clipboard and subsequently pasted. If anyone doesn't have
> Firefox, and would like to sign up for an account with Facebook or
> Twitter (there are far more visually impaired people using Twitter
> than Facebook), I am quite prepared to help the user create a basic
> account, thereby overcoming the audio capture problem. You can then
> go in and change the details afterwards, such as the password, so
> they are secure for you in the future without me knowing what they
> are.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Carol Pearson
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 12:29 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] FACEBOOK
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I posted a message a few days ago and asked these questions, but
> maybe it didn't arrive ...
>
> Has anyone signed up to Facebook recently and so can confirm or deny
> things
> I recall hearing ...
>
> 1) You're still best to use the English-US settings;
> 2) You can overcome the capture if you sign up using your mobile?
>
> In addition to these questions, how are people getting on with
> Facebook generally, in terms of access with screen readers?
>
> Thanks for any information. Loads of my friends appear on Facebook
> these days and I'm thinking I'm just going to have to "bite the
> bullet!
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