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From: Jennison Mark Asuncion
Date: Sat, Dec 05 2009 8:06AM
Subject: where are you getting your accessibility info?
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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
From: Randi
Date: Sat, Dec 05 2009 8:15AM
Subject: Re: where are you getting your accessibility info?
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I heard about web accessibility because of webaim. I haven't really
looked elsewhere for it. I did subscribe to a blog, someone who called
herself an accessibility advocate, so I thought that was what she
would talk about, but she didn't. That turned me off from looking
anywhere else. So I am learning it all from webaim.
~Randi
Its an adventure, said Fred.
From: Carin Headrick
Date: Sat, Dec 05 2009 8:27AM
Subject: Re: where are you getting your accessibility info?
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I just sorta get it wherever I can. You guys are going to make finding it much easier, but before that, I was all about other mailing lists and picking a few knowledgeable brains. I'll be surprised if mailing lists stop serving the purpose of finding accessibility info, but I've been wrong before. I have not gotten into twitter, although I may be dragged kicking and screaming there.
Carin
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From: Randi
To: WebAIM Discussion List
Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 10:14 AM
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] where are you getting your accessibility info?
I heard about web accessibility because of webaim. I haven't really
looked elsewhere for it. I did subscribe to a blog, someone who called
herself an accessibility advocate, so I thought that was what she
would talk about, but she didn't. That turned me off from looking
anywhere else. So I am learning it all from webaim.
~Randi
Its an adventure, said Fred.
From: Geof Collis
Date: Sat, Dec 05 2009 8:30AM
Subject: Re: where are you getting your accessibility info?
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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
>
From: deblist
Date: Sat, Dec 05 2009 8:45AM
Subject: Re: where are you getting your accessibility info?
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I stay aware of what is going on via a small number of blogs and
Dreamwidth/LiveJournal accessibility communities, as well as this
mailing list. When I am looking for particular information, it is
a combination of general web searches as well as looking on the
sites I know are likely to be useful. I use neither Twitter nor
Facebook. I just use e-mail, blogs, and dreamwidth/LiveJournal.
-deborah
From: John E. Brandt
Date: Sat, Dec 05 2009 9:00AM
Subject: Re: where are you getting your accessibility info?
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Twitter, e-newsletters, here in the list, and occasionally from your
messages on LinkedIn.
I'm finding Twitter has the best up-to-the-minute announcements of news. And
the other sources have more of the in-depth analysis and discussion.
~j
John E. Brandt
jebswebs.com
Augusta, ME USA
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www.jebswebs.com
From: Ranti Junus
Date: Sat, Dec 05 2009 12:30PM
Subject: Re: where are you getting your accessibility info?
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Hello,
I got mine mostly from this list and from twitter accounts I'm
following (http://twitter.com/ranti/accessibility/members -- if any of
list member can suggest other twitter accounts to be included on this
list, including your own twitter account, please let me know. Thanks.)
ranti.
On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 10:05 AM, Jennison Mark Asuncion
< = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > 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?
--
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From: John E. Brandt
Date: Sat, Dec 05 2009 2:30PM
Subject: Re: where are you getting your accessibility info?
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@sarahebourne
@Disabilitygov
@johnfoliot
@IBMAccess
@coataccess
And I occasionally post stuff
@jebswebs
John E. Brandt
jebswebs.com
Augusta, ME USA
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www.jebswebs.com
From: Ranti Junus
Date: Sat, Dec 05 2009 8:27PM
Subject: Re: where are you getting your accessibility info?
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Thank you, John! I added them to the twitter list. I hope it would be
useful as well to many of list members here. Thanks, Jennison, for
your original query. :-)
ranti.
On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 4:30 PM, John E. Brandt < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> @sarahebourne
> @Disabilitygov
> @johnfoliot
> @IBMAccess
> @coataccess
>
>
> And I occasionally post stuff
> @jebswebs
>
> John E. Brandt
> jebswebs.com
> Augusta, ME USA
> = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
> www.jebswebs.com
>
>
From: ckrugman
Date: Sat, Dec 05 2009 10:54PM
Subject: Re: where are you getting your accessibility info?
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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
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From: "Geof Collis" < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
To: "WebAIM Discussion List" < = EMAIL ADDRESS 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
>>
From: deblist
Date: Sun, Dec 06 2009 12:57AM
Subject: Re: where are you getting your accessibility info?
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On Sat, 5 Dec 2009, = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = wrote:
> Most social media sites still need much improvement when it comes to screen
> reader accessibility.
The blogging and community platform Dreamwidth is working
extremely hard to be accessible as possible. One of the company's
2 owners have a disability herself, and there are a number of
programmers with disabilities contributing to the project (not
just contributing to accessibility although certainly that has
been a focus).
-deborah