Hope and Qwitter were developed by the same person. Andy
-----Original Message----- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Flor Lynch Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2011 8:28 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Accessibility and changes to Twitter web interface? Probably. hope is not related to Twitter, but is related to pandora (which i can't have access to, being outside the US). ----- Original Message ----- From: "Baracco, Andrew W" <andrew.bara...@va.gov> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2011 4:00 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Accessibility and changes to Twitter web interface? > HMMM! Maybe I was thinking of Hope, which costs $10. > BTW, there are keyboard shortcuts that you can use on the Twitter > site, > but many of them are also screen reader hot keys. If you have MS > Outlook, I believe that there is a plugin called Outtwit, or something > like that. > Andy > > > -----Original Message----- >>From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com > [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Flor > Lynch > Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 3:02 PM > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Accessibility and changes to Twitter web > interface? > > You don't have to, and never had to, buy Qwitter which was and is > free. > > ----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Baracco, Andrew W" <andrew.bara...@va.gov> > To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> > Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 8:51 PM > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Accessibility and changes to Twitter web > interface? > > >> Before you buy Qwitter, know that the author is no longer supporting >> or >> developing the program. It may work for the time being, but as time >> goes on, it probably won't. In fact, if Twitter made major changes >> to >> their site, you may already start having problems with it. >> Andy >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >>>From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com >> [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Michelle >> McQuigge >> Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 12:47 PM >> To: jaws-users-list >> Subject: [JAWS-Users] Accessibility and changes to Twitter web >> interface? >> >> Hey all, >> >> Caveat: I have not yet installed Qwitter. I know I need to do this. I >> will do so when I get home from work. :) >> >> My question has nothing to do with the twitter app, however, and >> everything to do with the web interface. I work as a journalist and >> have to rely on Twitter for information sourcing from time to time. I >> would rather not install apps on my office computer, and therefore I >> generally explore the site through my web browser. In the past I've >> had minimal problems doing this. Retweets and replies were annoying >> and required some jaws cursor time, but other controls such as the >> "follow" button on a user profile were easily visible and instantly >> responsive. Now, though, I think Twitter has fallen in step with >> Facebook in implementing inherently inaccessible layout changes. No >> matter what profile I visit, I can't find a follow button anywhere. I >> see something that looks like it may work, but if I select it with >> either Enter or the space bar, I get sent somewhere else altogether. >> Ditto for routing the Jaws cursor to its PC counterpart and clicking >> that way. I'd love input from anyone out there who has managed to get >> to the bottom of this. >> >> Many thanks and all the best, >> Michelle >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
