Re: Accessibility My Opinion with Yahoo

2013-08-09 Thread Brian Fischler
Hey Gigi, Well put. I know I was only speaking about fantasy games, but wanted to refer to the big picture as well, this was just my example, and I think you summed it up very well. There are far more important things that need to be made accessible to people with all sorts of disabilities. Thi

Re: Accessibility My Opinion with Yahoo

2013-08-09 Thread Brian Fischler
Hey John, I have sent an edited version of my letter to Yahoo fantasy, so we shall see if we get a response. I am very bummed about the steps back this year, and Yahoo's failure to improve accessibility in this area for several years, even though they claim to be aware of it. Should you find so

Re: Accessibility My Opinion with Yahoo

2013-08-09 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi there I am not a sports fan like my brothers. However, your comments are not small here. I think what is needed is that accessibility, especially for sensory accessibility, be required as a course for all computer programmers, including those doing iOS. This is because, and I see it in the gr

Re: Accessibility My Opinion with Yahoo

2013-08-09 Thread John Panarese
I will gladly buy an app that gives us full accessibility to fantasy sports. I usually have 2 football and 2 hockey teams, so it would be great. I’m handling baseball, but have to do all of that on the web. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email,

Re: Accessibility My Opinion with Yahoo

2013-08-09 Thread Brian Fischler
Hey John, Thanks for feeling the pain. It's a shame that they still haven't improved the accessibility. I have been able to manage my teams in Yahoo on the web using several work arounds, but cannot access everything, and just make due with what I can. I have used Big Noggins in season app to c

Re: Accessibility My Opinion with Yahoo

2013-08-09 Thread John Panarese
I feel your pain. I am a big fantasy sports guy, and this is a subject that sends my blood pressure through the roof. Yahoo has crappy fantasy sports apps in general. You can’t set your lineups from the iDevice and need to use the web interface. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac f

Accessibility My Opinion with Yahoo

2013-08-09 Thread Brian Fischler
Hey all, Having nowhere to write this as it is much more than 140 characters, I wanted to share my experience and opinion with the group. Relating to the big picture, I do get that this is fantasy football, but it really has opened my eyes to where accessibility falls with big companies. Going