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From: ckrugman
Date: Dec 5, 2009 10:54PM

Most social media sites still need much improvement when it comes to screen
reader accessibility. I haven't had the time to deal with them much but
Facebook especially the mobile version is reasonably accessible. Myspace can
pretty mcuch be written off. I have partially set up a profile on linkedin
and gave up due to the graphics and lack of accessibility and as I do not
have time to text I haven't gotten involved with Twitter. I have also found
some of the resume sites also need improvement when it comes to posting
resumes.
Chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: "Geof Collis" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
To: "WebAIM Discussion List" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 7:31 AM
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] where are you getting your accessibility info?


> Hi Jennison
>
> I stay away from social media, maybe at my own peril. I get mine from
> lists like this and Google alerts I have set up.
>
> cheers
>
> Geof
>
>
> At 10:05 AM 12/5/2009, you wrote:
>>Hello,
>>
>>With social media becoming ever more popular, I'm personally curious where
>>folks are turning to most often when seeking accessibility-related
>>information:
>>e-mail discussion lists, social media, or a combination of the two?
>>
>>I've been a faithful e-mail discussion list user since I started using the
>>internet in the mid-90s. However, over the last few years, especially with
>>the advent of Twitter, I'm finding some of the richer accessibility
>>info is being
>>communicated through social media. One of my concerns is that there may be
>>a
>> gap that is growing in terms of accessibility info sharing based on
>> which
>>channel folks use. Of course, who has the time to monitor and contribute
>>to everything
>>
>>This is something I've been reflecting upon for a bit, and thought I'd
>>take a temperature check.
>>
>>I'm asking a similar question on Twitter and LinkedIn as well. If folks
>>are interested, I can compile the answers I receive and share a
>>high-level summary in a few weeks.
>>
>>Jennison
>>
>>Jennison Asuncion
>>Co-Director, Adaptech Research Network http://www.adaptech.org
>>LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/in/jennison
>>