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From: D Hubbard
Date: Nov 17, 2009 2:15PM

I have used Twitter, Accessible twitter and the regular facebook with out
problems. Myspace, which many use also I find a bit more difficult. I can
do it but it gets frustrating.

As for Youtube, someone I think from Britain has an application that I've
used quite successfully. Sorry if this is something you already know about
but just trying to share what I've used. The link for accessible youtube
is: http://tube.majestyc.net/

-Diane Hubbard
----- Original Message -----
From: "John E. Brandt" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
To: "'WebAIM Discussion List'" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 10:26 AM
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Social media and 508


> No point in re-inventing the wheel. There have been a lot of us out there
> working on understanding the so-called Social Networks and accessibility.
>
> Be aware that this area is in constant flux. Thing in SN change by the
> minute some for the good; some for the bad, in terms of accessibility.
>
> There are a number of folks working to make clients that bring the service
> to all. For example Accessible Twitter http://www.accessibletwitter.com/
>
> And there are LOTS of folks with disabilities out there using Social
> Networking, particularly Twitter:
> http://webaim.org/blog/twitter-accessibility-roundup/
>
>
> A quick Google search brings up:
>
> http://curbcut.net/accessibility/social-networking-accessibility/
>
> http://www.accessifyforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=14039
>
> http://juicystudio.com/article/accessibility-of-captcha.php
>
> http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/07/facebook-commits-to-making-social-netwo
> rking-more-accessible-for-visually-challenged-users/
>
> http://www.simplyraydeen.com/authors/115-jeff-bennett/339-accessible-social-
> networking
>
> My own article (probably needs to be updated)
> http://www.mainecite.org/awd/accdocs/article8.html
>
>
> http://webaccessibilityrambles.blogspot.com/
>
> http://groups.drupal.org/node/19943
>
>
> ~j
>
> John E. Brandt
> jebswebs.com
> Augusta, ME USA
> <EMAIL REMOVED>
> www.jebswebs.com
>
>
>