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From: Randi
Date: May 4, 2009 3:10PM

Hi Diane,

Glad its working for you. I really like being able to control the
video, unlike the regular youtube. The only real issue I've run into
is the lack of a volume control. I had a video going last night and it
was so loud I couldn't hear my reader haha.

On 5/4/09, D Hubbard < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> Thanks Randy, I'm not having issues now. I don't know what happened but
> when I went back to the site and did another search, I really liked it. I
> wasn't having much trouble with the site to begin with but this is so much
> better.
>
> I'll have to check out both the mobile Facebook and Myspace.
>
> Thanks again and I'm glad to be a part of this list as well.
>
> -Diane
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Randi" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> To: "WebAIM Discussion List" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 11:35 AM
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Evaluation: Accessible Interface to YouTube
>
>
>>I use the mobile Facebook on my computer and its much easier than the
>> regular one so maybe the same would hold for myspace.
>>
>> As far as the accessible youtube, I've used it alot now and its always
>> been fine, and I haven't downloaded anything. What issues are you
>> having with it? I think you need to have Flash installed, but if
>> you've biewed other media content, you probably have it. I'm just
>> wondering what issues you're having with the accessible youtube? I'm
>> not a Jaws user, I use Voiceover, but maybe we can figure it out.
>>
>> Welcome to the list!
>>
>> Randi
>>
>> On 5/3/09, John E. Brandt < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>>> Yes, it is the portal for mobile phones, but you can access it with a
>>> regular browser.
>>>
>>> ~j
>>>
>>> John E. Brandt
>>> Web Design, Development, Consultation
>>> Augusta, Maine USA
>>> www.jebswebs.com
>>> <EMAIL REMOVED>
>>> 207-622-7937
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: <EMAIL REMOVED>
>>> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of D Hubbard
>>> Sent: Sunday, May 03, 2009 8:56 PM
>>> To: WebAIM Discussion List
>>> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Evaluation: Accessible Interface to YouTube
>>>
>>> Thanks John,
>>>
>>> By "mobile portal" do you mean via mobile phone?
>>>
>>> I don't usually have a problem with facebook. I haven't tried Twitter,
>>> maybe that's another thing to look into.
>>>
>>> If you ever go back on Myspace to check it out, please let me know.
>>>
>>> -Diane
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "John E. Brandt" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
>>> To: "'WebAIM Discussion List'" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
>>> Sent: Sunday, May 03, 2009 8:32 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Evaluation: Accessible Interface to YouTube
>>>
>>>
>>> I know of no accessible version of MySpace. There is a student project to
>>> develop an accessible Facebook and there is currently an Accessible
>>> Twitter.
>>>
>>> I have hear others suggest using the mobile portal for MySpace
>>> http://m.myspace.com/login.wap
>>>
>>> It's been a while since I have been on MySpace, but as I recall, the
>>> users
>>> can do a fair amount of customizing of their "Space" and as a result all
>>> bets are off trying to control that.
>>>
>>> ~j
>>>
>>> John E. Brandt
>>> Web Design, Development, Consultation
>>> Augusta, Maine USA
>>> www.jebswebs.com
>>> <EMAIL REMOVED>
>>> 207-622-7937
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: <EMAIL REMOVED>
>>> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of D Hubbard
>>> Sent: Sunday, May 03, 2009 8:12 PM
>>> To: Hadi Rangin; WebAIM Discussion List
>>> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Evaluation: Accessible Interface to YouTube
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I'm new to this list so excuse my ignorant questions. Regarding the
>>> accessible interface with youtube, is there something I should have
>>> downloaded to try because I was confused. I thought it would be pretty
>>> easy
>>>
>>> to use but perhaps I need to try a different search.
>>>
>>> On another topic but related, has anyone developed an interface to make
>>> Myspace more accessible? The owner surely doesn't seem too interested in
>>> changing anything.
>>>
>>> I'm having some issues and, if any JAWS user wishes to contact me off
>>> list,
>>> I'd really appreciate it.
>>>
>>> Address at end of message.
>>>
>>> Diane Hubbard
>>>
>>> E-mail: <EMAIL REMOVED>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Hadi Rangin" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
>>> To: "WebAIM Discussion List" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
>>> Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 6:22 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Evaluation: Accessible Interface to YouTube
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi Tom,
>>>>
>>>> It is really a very useful project. Good job.
>>>> Here's a few improvement suggestion to make it even better:
>>>>
>>>> 1. Keep the list of shortcut key assignments on the page when the clip
>>>> is
>>>> being played.
>>>> 2. Add Volume control buttons (volume up/down) to the controls.
>>>> 3. Add Stop and/or Rewind to beginning/Replay buttons to the controls.
>>>> Note: currently, when the clip is in progress, you can't replay it from
>>>> the
>>>> beginning.
>>>> 4. Optionally it would be great if all the controls were assigned to
>>>> shortcut keys.
>>>> 5. How about Video size options? This might not be a use for screen
>>>> reader
>>>> users (like myself) but people with motor disability can benefit from
>>>> it.
>>>>
>>>> Great job. Thank you.
>>>> Hadi
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Thomas Jolliffe" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
>>>> To: "WebAIM Discussion List" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 2:08 PM
>>>> Subject: [WebAIM] Evaluation: Accessible Interface to YouTube
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hello all,
>>>>>
>>>>> I can't claim to be a long-term subscriber, but I'd appreciate a favour
>>>>> if
>>>>> possible. I'm a final-year Computer Science student at Newcastle
>>>>> University
>>>>> and for my dissertation I've been investigating the effect which what
>>>>> we
>>>>> call "Web 2.0" has had on accessibility.
>>>>>
>>>>> As part of this investigation, I've implemented what I think are some
>>>>> good
>>>>> practices, and to demonstrate a number of them working together I've
>>>>> created
>>>>> a somewhat simplified interface for YouTube, which you can find at
>>>>> http://tube.majestyc.net/. It makes use of technologies such as
>>>>> JavaScript,
>>>>> in line with what we can reasonably expect on the web nowadays, but
>>>>> also
>>>>> of
>>>>> things like WAI-ARIA live regions to aid the use of such dynamic
>>>>> scripting.
>>>>> Similarly, the video player uses a Flash object, but controlled by
>>>>> JavaScript firing from standard HTML buttons, instead of using buttons
>>>>> integrated into the Flash object itself.
>>>>>
>>>>> In order to evaluate what real-world users think, I've set up an online
>>>>> questionnaire, available at the horrible address of
>>>>> http://www.surveygizmo.com/s/128706/accessible-youtube, and via TinyURL
>>>>> at
>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/aiyt-eval. It's built using the website Survey Gizmo
>>>>> and,
>>>>> while it's not exactly perfect from an accessibility perspective, it's
>>>>> a
>>>>> pretty clean page and after a quick run-through myself with JAWS I
>>>>> didn't
>>>>> find too many glaring problems. I'd have liked to have built a system
>>>>> myself, but unfortunately simply haven't had time.
>>>>>
>>>>> Some people have questioned my use of YouTube, given that many of the
>>>>> site's
>>>>> intended audience will have visual impairments. However, not only is it
>>>>>
>>>>> a
>>>>> good demonstration of multimedia on the web, I don't think we shouldn't
>>>>> dismiss a video site outright. So many users are partially sighted, and
>>>>> the
>>>>> impact of YouTube across the web - and, arguably, society - has been
>>>>> enormous. And, let's not forget, it provides audio as well as video.
>>>>>
>>>>> Many thanks in anticipation of your responses, every single one is
>>>>> greatly
>>>>> appreciated. I am running somewhat behind schedule, so I'm looking to
>>>>> gather
>>>>> as many responses as possible in the next few days. If anyone knows of
>>>>> a
>>>>> good place to post this, let me know, or feel free to simply quote this
>>>>> message.
>>>>>
>>>>> There's a link on the 'Thanks' page to email me if you'd like to see an
>>>>> electronic copy of my dissertation when it's finished, but anyone
>>>>> (questionnaire or no questionnaire) is welcome to email me directly and
>>>>> I'll
>>>>> add you to the list.
>>>>>
>>>>> Once again, you can find the site at http://tube.majestyc.net/ and the
>>>>> questionnaire at http://www.surveygizmo.com/s/128706/accessible-youtube
>>>>> (or,
>>>>> if you trust a TinyURL link, at http://tinyurl.com/aiyt-eval).
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for reading,
>>>>> Tom
>>>>>
>>>>>