[access-uk] Re: Facebook - how to make it more accessible

  • From: "Damon" <damon.rose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 08:17:48 +0100

Ari. Depends who they are.
I'd go for your immediate friends and colleagues first. Then just sit back for a bit and see who knows who once you're tapped into your friends networks.
Old friends too perhaps? Just tap their email address into the search box at the top and you'll find them.
Blind people are at a disadvantage if you just tap someone's name in because if there are 10 people with the same name you won't know which one is your friend. Sighted peple can just look at their picture to verify it's their mate and they've got the right person. 


...Damon
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ari" <aridamoulakis@xxxxxxxxx> 
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 8:03 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Facebook - how to make it more accessible
When do you guys think that it's OK to ask someone to be your friend on Facebook, I mean, what do you guys think is the general rule of etiquette? 
Ari
----- Original Message ----- From: "Iain Lackie" <ilackie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 8:36 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Facebook - how to make it more accessible



Try doing the same with MySpace. The complete opposite is what you get.
There's nothing like being completely ignored to put you off a website.

Iain
----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Hallsworth" <chrishallsworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 9:01 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Facebook - how to make it more accessible


I'll tell you about a similar story. I'm a massive fan of now defunct
Atomic Kitten, but I like their solo members, so I signed up to one of
their forums. Now, because they use visual verification during
registration, I e-mailed them explaining that I was blind and that I
couldn't see the visual verification, and within hours they've set up my
access to the forum! Couldn't believe that such a site would even give a
thought about accessibility as it's about a pop group! Just my two pence
worth.
On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 03:13:56 +0100, "Vanja Sudar" <vanja@xxxxxxxxxxx>
said:

This goes even further. I'm very impressed with facebook! I emailed them
baisicly telling them that I have difficulties signing up because I'm
blind and am unable to see their visual veryfication and asked if they
could help. Less than 5 hours after my email they set up my account for
me! I wish all website/companies were so responsive. I'm definitely very
impressed!
Vanja
http://www.sudar.co.uk
MSN messenger: sudar23@xxxxxxxxxxx
AIM: vanja121
Skype: vanja121
----- Original Message ----- From: Damon 
  To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 4:24 AM
  Subject: [access-uk] Facebook - how to make it more accessible


  Hi!

  Bit of progress here.
I was banging on about facebook.com the other week. It's the big social 
  networking site that everyone is talking and writing about. It's good
  in order to network, keep in touch with friends and business
  acquaintances. You can also find like-minded people there and all
  sorts. It seems that if you're not on facebook, you're not a proper
  human being if you are to believe The Guardian.

  The main barrier to using it is the verification graphic that you need
to copy into a box at registration. Once beyond this point, you can use 
  many of the features but some features have a further verification
  graphic that you need to get past in order to be able to add contacts,
  do email etc.

  I can now report, however, that after an email to the support team,
  they have taken away verification graphics for my account. What this
  now means is that I can use all of facebook's services. But at this
  stage it still means you need to be able to read verification graphics
at the point of registration. Luckily though it's a once only thing now 
  and they are working on an audio captcha idea.

  In order to get the graphics removed, go to the bottom of the page,
  click on help and find the help section about problems with
  registration. Get past all the FAQ stuff, you're looking for a form to
  fill in and send to the team. Within about 24 hours your internal
  verification graphics will be gone for good.
I've started a really informal chat with one of the people there who is 
  enthusiastic about accessibility too. She tells me she is now in
  contact with a few jaws users and they are really keen to move their
  product on.

  They have recently made their Gift Shop accessible. It works well.

  Go and give it a go. I urge you. Since being on facebook I have
collected up around 21 friends and almost on a daily basis I am getting people who know me or have known me suddnly seeing I'm there and adding 
  me to their friends list. I realise that talking about it in the
  abstract is just that, rather abstract, so go and give it a go. It
would be awesome to create a blind network on there. And then offshoots 
  can come out of, or feed into, that network and it could be really
  positive and interesting.

  And we can also help them hone the look and feel of their page, which
  isn't too bad usability wise, but the point is they are listening and
keen to improve. Great news from a site with real egalitarian ambition. 

  ...Damon




























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