[access-uk] Re: Action - First Capital Connect web site
- From: "Christine Weetman" <goatmum@xxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 23:59:46 -0000
Hi there Colin, as you seem to be rather interested in accessable websites,
how about Learndirect? I am signed up for one of their courses and it won't
read as its flash image! Yikes! I have been trying to do a course with them
for 3 years but I went to college in the meqan time, its computing I am
doing. Someone at the RNIB is supposed to be helping me comunicate with my
learning tutor at learndirect but it doesn't seem to be getting sorted. I
have had my course changed to a "More Accessable" one, but of course it
isn't, how does one proceed with a DDA case? This is a government run
thing, what Cheek! Christine W----- Original Message -----
From: "Colin Fowler" <col.fowler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2006 7:27 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Action - First Capital Connect web site
> Steve,
>
> Your view was exactly what I was after - thank you.
>
> FYI - From 1 April till 1 November this site was totally inaccessible, and
> it has only been by continuing debate with the TOC that we now have a site
> that would appear to have any resemblence of accessibility.
>
> Should anyone else viewing the site using anything other than JFW or WE
> disagree though it would be very interesting to learn of your views - Any
> Talking Point users that would be interested in commenting?
>
> Thanks once more
>
> Best regards
>
>
> Colin Fowler
> Disability Consultant
> www.social-model.org.uk
> Telephone: 01582 483 283
> Text/Mobile: 07793 111 253
> E mail: col.fowler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2006 7:15 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Action - First Capital Connect web site
>
>
> > Hi Colin,
> >
> > I personally dislike messages like this one, they are too vague. Why
have
> > you brought up this web site in particular? Taking a brief look at it
> > with
> > Window-Eyes and IE 7, it is perfectly accessible, even to the point of
> > altering font size, text size, etc, so they have obviously made some
> > effort.
> > What prompted you to "look" at it, and have these debates?
> >
> > What would be more interesting, is if you told us, if anything, the bits
> > you
> > felt were not accessible, so we could look at those. Just saying can
you
> > look at a web site for accessibility, is not that useful, since there
are
> > probably hundreds of links on a web site such as this one. Or are you
> > asking about the timetable functions, which I haven't looked at?
> >
> > Thanks, and more info please!
> >
> > All the best
> > --
> > Computer Room Services: the long cane for blind computer users.
> > Telephone Low-call: 08452 606 277
> > International: +44(0)1438 742286,
> > Fax: +44(0)1438 759589
> > mobile: +44(0)7956 334938,
> > Email: mailto:Steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Web site: http://www.comproom.co.uk
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> > Of
> > Colin Fowler
> > Sent: 18 November 2006 18:03
> > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [access-uk] Action - First Capital Connect web site
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'd be ever so grateful if group members would take a look at
> > www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk I've been having an ongoing debate with
them
> > ever since they took over the franchise from Thameslink in April this
> > year,
> > re: accessibility of web sites.
> >
> > Would people take a look at their convenience and let me have some of
> > their
> > views?
> >
> > Thank you most kindly
> >
> > Best wishes
> >
> > Colin Fowler
> > Disability Consultant
> > www.social-model.org.uk
> > Telephone: 01582 483 283
> > Text/Mobile: 07793 111 253
> > E mail: col.fowler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:-
> > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe]
> > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to:
> > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > ** and in the Subject line type
> > ** unsubscribe
> > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the
> > ** immediately-following link:-
> > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq]
> > ** or send a message, to
> > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
> >
> >
> >
> > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:-
> > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe]
> > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to:
> > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > ** and in the Subject line type
> > ** unsubscribe
> > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the
> > ** immediately-following link:-
> > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq]
> > ** or send a message, to
> > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
> >
>
> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:-
> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe]
> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to:
> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> ** and in the Subject line type
> ** unsubscribe
> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the
> ** immediately-following link:-
> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq]
> ** or send a message, to
> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
>
>
** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:-
** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe]
** If this link doesn't work then send a message to:
** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
** and in the Subject line type
** unsubscribe
** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the
** immediately-following link:-
** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq]
** or send a message, to
** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
Other related posts: