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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
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: <EMAIL REMOVED>
> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Cramer, Brian
> Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 9:49 AM
> To: <EMAIL REMOVED>
> Subject: [WebAIM] Social media and 508
>
> Hello All,
>
>
>
> We have a number of clients who want to create their own facebook,
> flickr, and youtube areas. I am trying to raise the concern of 508 and
> have put forth that in my opinion since the sites are being "used" by
> the Federal government to convey their information that 508 inherently
> applies. After receiving a response of "well such and such agency is
> doing it" or "we'll make it compliant" I feel I'm in a debate I'd like
> to have more background on. I haven't done any assessment of the various
> sites as of yet. Before doing so, I wanted to see if others have had
> similar project experiences or have done any assessment of the three
> social media sites mentioned above.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brian Cramer
>
>