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Re: Social media and 508

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From: Geof Collis
Date: Nov 19, 2009 9:55AM

Hi Diane

Just had a chance to visit this site and it is fantastic!! Thanks

cheers

Geof

At 04:14 PM 11/17/2009, you wrote:
>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
> >
> >