My friend, a yahoo member was prevented from posting a question in answers today because his keyboard only prints upper case letters. he was advised it was rude. when he protested, yahoo allowed him to ask the rest of us what we thought of their policy? but then refused to allow him to ask that question because he can only respond in caps. disabled & living on small fixed income, that broken keyboard is his only outside contact. is that fair?
2006-06-30 13:51:32 · 6 answers · asked by ? 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
No, it most definitely isn't. Yahoo is setting themselves up for a discrimination case right now by preventing your friend from asking a question.
While we're on the subject: My best friend is blind & his screen reader has to go through EVERY SINGLE frame, link, & all the other junk, before he can read what he wants to. According to The Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 508, ALL websites/webpages (& everything else in between) MUST be accessible to those with disabilities. NO EXCEPTIONS.
Here is the official lingo of the ADA's Section 508:
Section 508 establishes requirements for electronic and information technology developed, maintained, procured, or used by the Federal government. Section 508 requires Federal electronic and information technology to be accessible to people with disabilities, including employees and members of the public.
An accessible information technology system is one that can be operated in a variety of ways and does not rely on a single sense or ability of the user. For example, a system that provides output only in visual format may not be accessible to people with visual impairments and a system that provides output only in audio format may not be accessible to people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
2006-06-30 14:01:43 · answer #1 · answered by SingingStar7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yahoo was wrong. Your friend should have been allowed to ask his question, but, introduce it with an explanation that he could only type in caps. That would have prevented others from thinking that he was rude and "shouting" at them.
Come the holidays or his birthday or just plain old because, it would be nice of you to spring for another keyboard for him. Or a group of friends join forces for one.
2006-07-05 03:56:52 · answer #2 · answered by bigsis1197 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They probably didn't know he was low income, and on disability, but rules are rules. He could buy a new keyboard, or go to his local library to do this, or have a friend from their computer ask his question. They are not discriminating, they are going by the rules.
2006-06-30 13:58:23 · answer #3 · answered by JBWPLGCSE 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-30 01:47:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not! I would think the smart people at Yahoo could come up with a solution! Besides, have they seen the horrible format so many people post answers or questions with??? Part capital letters, part lowercase, no spelling, no punctuation? Give me a break, that's ridiculous.
2006-06-30 14:02:45 · answer #5 · answered by keri gee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It's not fair. But keyboards are cheap, why don't you spring for one for your friend?
2006-06-30 13:58:07 · answer #6 · answered by happybidz2003 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋