This is exactly why I created the International Association of Visually
Impaired Technologists. See www.iavit.org.
We are currently seeking members for the Outreach Committee. The Outreach
Committee will be responsible for prioritizing accessibility needs of blind
systems administrators and then contacting companies who's products are
inaccessible.
If you're interested, please let me know. Personally, VMWare would be high
on my list of companies who we would like to work with to improve the
accessibility of their products.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Darragh OHeiligh"
To:
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 9:15 AM
Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] VMWare View administrator
Good afternoon,
I was horrified and very annoyed to find that after updating to the latest
version of VMWare View, the administrative site is flash based and I am
unable to read everything that I need to access.
What the hell are these companies playing at!
Is it seriously too much to ask that they create interfaces that are
accessible? Or at the very least not inaccessible? I don't mind having to
work at things but I'm getting very tired of companies unknowingly putting
obsticles in the way. Especially when I have a job to do.
Have any of you come across this in the latest version of the ESX related
tools?
Before I do any more upgrading of our environment do you know if there is
anything else I need to look out for?
I'm becoming a very intollerent person when it comes to these updates. Why
and howe they made what was a reasonably nice interface to navigate around
a completely inaccessible flash based tragity I just cant understand.
Regards
Darragh Ó Héiligh
System administration
Fujitsu
Offices of the Houses of the Oireachtas,
Fredrick Building,
South Fredrick Street,
Dublin2
Telephone: +353 (1) 618 3559
Email: darragh.oheiligh@oireachtas.ie
Internet: http://www.oireachtas.ie
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