Yardbird,
Thank you for your comments. It is just the sort of specific
information I was looking for. I'm not a huge fan of Facebook myself
because it seems like a waste of time. That is a bit too editorial I'm
sure. But it seems that I'm a bit out of step with the rest of the
world with that attitude, so I want to point those I teach in the
direction of useful information when ever possible. The alternate
Facebook site is one of those things.
Sue B.
Yardbird wrote:
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.
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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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