Re: [libreoffice-accessibility] [DISCUSS] Maximizing e-mail/list accessibility

I am blind,

I prefer top posting as i hate having to read what the other person said 
then have to read at the bottom of maybe 3 or 4 other posts what is the 
latest relevant post.  most blind posters prefer this way but I will go 
with what ever is decided.  I have my e-mail set to HTML view as if 
there is a link I can click it.

But lots of blind users prefer plain text.

On 07/10/2011 17:50, Male Timmermann wrote:
> Avoiding HTML is also a plus for blind users: From what I know,
> some/many often prefer text base mail clients over GUI clients.
>
> I _guess_ that for blind people top-posting is much better than
> bottom-posting, because finding the new text with a screen reader is
> much harder than for a sighted user.
>
> For the same reason, the suggestion to cleanup not needed stuff is
> really reasonable.
>
> Malte.
>
> On 03.10.2011 22:37, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote:
> > I have a question. I don't know the answer.
> >
> > In a discussion of mailing-list etiquette, there was a link to an
> > useful web page by Italo
> > Vignoli:<http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette>.
> >
> > I favor that perspective, and I also made a promise (below) to use
> > whatever approach that worked best for recipients who employ
> > accessibility assistance in some form.
> >
> > I am thinking of this list, but I mean for all lists that I use. The
> > goal is to support accessibility for all everywhere, naturally.
> >
> > I am asking here because it came to mind and I don't know a better forum.
> >
> > Oh. Now there are two questions:
> >
> > 1. What practices using e-mail messages best support accessibility to
> > mailing-list conversations? (or, if that is too broad, what practices
> > definitely discourage accessibility). I would prefer that those who
> > use accessibility provision answer for themselves.
> >
> > 2. If this is not the best place to ask, what is another place that
> > might be a good place to find answers to this question.
> >
> > If there is no "right" answer, I can be with that. But if there is a
> > preference I would prefer to honor it.
> >
> >
> > - Dennis E. Hamilton
> > tools for document interoperability,<http://nfoWorks.org/>
> > dennis.hamilton@acm.org gsm: +1-206-779-9430 @orcmid
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Italo Vignoli [mailto:italo.vignoli@gmail.com]
> > <http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/msg07696.html>
> > Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2011 13:20
> > To: discuss@documentfoundation.org
> > Subject: Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Top Posting...
> >
> > On 10/02/2011 08:38 PM, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote:
> > <http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/msg07693.html>
> >
> > [ ... ]
> >
> > > 2. I have an offer. What formatting by senders will most powerfully
> > > serve those on [libreoffice-accessibility]? What do those with access
> > > limitations confirm to be the best that works for all of them?
> > > Whatever *that* is, I will do everything in my power to honor.
> >
> > I am not an expert about accessibility, but I recall that this is one of
> > the cases where top posting is the best choice. I suggest to have a
> > double check, though, as I am not competent in this domain.
> >
> > [ ... ]

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All The Best
Kevin Cussick

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