Hi to all.

After some thought, I have decided to forward to the list a request from the ACB (American Council of the Blind) leadership concerning the accessibility of Hulu and Amazon video websites.
--
Ted Chittenden

Every story has at least two sides if not more.

To: [log in to unmask]
From: Barbara McDonald <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2016 13:28:35 -0700
Subject: [AZCB-Chat] Fwd: [leadership] Please help spread the word about
	inaccessibility of Amazon and Hulu



Begin forwarded message:

> From: Kim Charlson via leadership <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: April 3, 2016 8:51:49 AM PDT
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: [leadership] Please help spread the word about  
> inaccessibility of Amazon and Hulu
> Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]>
>
>                 Hulu and Amazon Video: Audio Description &  
> Screenreader Access
> Disability Rights Advocates and ACB are investigating complaints  
> from blind individuals who report that the Amazon Video and Hulu  
> websites and mobile applications are not accessible, and from blind  
> individuals who want audio description tracks to be made available  
> on Amazon Video and Hulu.
>
>
>
> We would greatly appreciate speaking with you if you are blind and  
> you have either confronted access barriers yourself while using  
> Amazon Video or Hulu, or you have chosen not to subscribe to Amazon  
> Video or Hulu because you have heard about access barriers.
>
>
>
> To share your experiences, please contact Julia Marks by phone at  
> (510) 665-8644 or by email at [log in to unmask]
>
>
> Thank you!
>
> Rebecca Williford
> Senior Staff Attorney
> Disability Rights Advocates
> 2001 Center Street, Third Floor
> Berkeley, California  94704-1204
> 510 665 8644 x.123 (Tel)
> 510 665 8511 (Fax)
>
> Kim Charlson, President
> American Council of the Blind
> [log in to unmask]
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