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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?
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> -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
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