From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from server1.shellworld.net ([64.39.15.178] ident=root) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.34 #1 (Debian)) id 16lErA-0001V8-00 for ; Wed, 13 Mar 2002 14:56:16 -0500 Received: from localhost (amanda@localhost) by server1.shellworld.net (8.11.1/8.11.1) with ESMTP id g2DJuHv16050 for ; Wed, 13 Mar 2002 13:56:17 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from amanda@shellworld.net) Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 14:56:17 -0500 (EST) From: Amanda Lee To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: FW: USA: Online book-sharing service for the blind borrows a page from Napster In-Reply-To: <15503.34511.47195.235457@akp.selfhost.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hmmm, I haven't tried using lynx to login and have accounts for bookshare as member and as volunteer. I can tell you that there are problems even with a windblows Screen Reader with filling out the Basic Publish form so it ain't accessible to Linux nor to Windblows. Go figure! A few of us chided them a bit this week on the bookshare list to go to a Linux Server. What did we get? A bunch of duuhhhhhhhhhhh ! ! ! dead air! ! ! I think that Peter had one of his budies code up the pages and looks like they don't know much about web Accessibility. I agree that there's no reason why a site which promotes etext shouldn't be at least accessible to all Platforms of personal computers. I sure wish I could make it to CSUN cuz I'd be biting their heels! Amanda Lee