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Robert Ringwald <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 10 May 2014 08:12:16 -0700
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What is the call sign of the owners and email address of the owners of QRZ.com?

Every time I try to log in, it doesn’t accept my password. I have to keep resetting it which is a real drag. 

Bob Ringwald K6Ybv


From: Eric Oyen 
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2014 12:17 AM
To: [log in to unmask] 
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
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> I feel that the sight is not =3DE2=3D80=3D9CBlind =
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> Anyone else have hassles with it?
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> -Bob Ringwald K6YBV
> www.ringwald.com
> 916/ 806-9551
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> "Don't worry about the world ending today, it's already tomorrow in =3D
> Australia".=3D20
> =3DE2=3D80=3D93Charles M. Schulz

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