there is a meeting later this month, I will see if I can bring up this issue to the westside president of the chapter. I also know of several blind hams in the phoenix area, I will drop them a line (one or 2 of them are on this list).

-eric
n7zzt

On May 10, 2014, at 12:47 AM, Jim Gammon wrote:

> Maybe some one on this list with good connections to the NFB 
> should get them on the qrz.com guys butt then maybe he would pay 
> more attention and do something.  Jim WA6EKS
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Eric Oyen <[log in to unmask]
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date sent: Sat, 10 May 2014 00:17:11 -0700
> Subject: Re: QRZ.COM
> 
> you aren't the only one.  I have tried to get hold of fred loud 
> (the =
> website owner) to explain the issues.  His response went 
> something along =
> the lines of: I will not change the website or the database.  it 
> is fine =
> just the way it is.
> 
> Apparently, he is either ignorant of our difficulties or simply 
> does not =
> care.  I have also chatted with the developers of Vbulletin.  
> They have =
> made changes to their forum hosting web package so that it can be 
> made =
> more accessible.  All it requires is that the website owner check 
> a few =
> configuration options to allow for accessibility.  They were far 
> more =
> helpful than Mr.  Lloyd seems to be.
> 
> Some of the issues I have encountered with QRZ.com:
> 1.  call sign lookups have some controls that are not usable by 
> screen =
> reader users (such as mouse over to reveal email, etc.)
> 2.  scrolling past the initial posting in a thread causes the 
> browser to =
> either lock, or crash when using a screen reader (especially on a 
> mac)
> 3.  posting a new thread is problematic as the edit area can't be 
> =
> interacted with directly (I have to compose in a text editor and 
> then =
> copy/paste into said area).
> There are a myriad of other issues (a lot dealing with the 
> advertising =
> links), but are too bothersome to list.
> 
> thats my experience with QRZ.com.
> 
> -eric
> N7zzt
> 
> On May 9, 2014, at 11:34 PM, Robert Ringwald wrote:
> 
> I have nothing but trouble with QRZ.com
> =20
> I feel that the sight is not =3DE2=3D80=3D9CBlind =
> Friendly=3DE2=3D80=3D9D.=3D20
> =20
> Anyone else have hassles with it?
> =20
> =20
> =20
> -Bob Ringwald K6YBV
> www.ringwald.com
> 916/ 806-9551
> =20
> "Don't worry about the world ending today, it's already tomorrow 
> in =3D
> Australia".=3D20
> =3DE2=3D80=3D93Charles M.  Schulz