Comments on: Disappointed in Google WAVE

By: Dennis

Dennis — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 02:07:04 +0000

To "deaf": This is true, but wondering how you can compare Google, possibly the most successful company in history who has billions and billions of dollars, to me. I'm working on acquiring volunteers to help with transcripts, and a couple have been done already. [Here's the podcast we're referring to: Podcast #75: Jeremy Keith Interview, Google Wave]

By: deaf

deaf — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:46:39 +0000

Ironically, you complained about accessibility of Google WAVE in your podcast that is not accessible to those who cannot hear. :0( Can you please post a transcript? I would like to read what you have said. Thank you.

By: Martin Cahill

Martin Cahill — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:38:27 +0000

I agree Karen. The savvy tech company understands that an accessible business is a successful business. More here …

http://martincahill.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/a-social-twist-in-the-modern-day-gold-rush/

Hoping to look into the WAVE accessibility story as the week unfolds.

martin.

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:29 +0000

As someone somewhere on Twitter wrote, I, too, am “underwhelmed”. I had the impression that it would be akin to mail. I feel it is much more a collaboration too, which means you need a plan before using it. Just hanging out at the water cooler gets boring after a while. If we were working together on, say, a webdesign project, I could see the point. However, I have been perfectly happy to use (many existing) wikis for that.

In principle, I am mad that there is no accessibility. Google, how could you?? It’s an insult to the supertalented employees at Google who happen to be deaf or blind.

Even though I don’t need assistive technology, I find it hard on my arm when using the mouse. That scroll bar is bouncy – contrary to normal scroll bar behavior. What’s wrong with normal scroll bar behavior?

While typing, I experience delays akin to good old 56K modems. Right. Just what I wanted in 2009. The bigger the wave, the worse it gets. I get the real-time stuff, but getting messages through red stars in Star Trek Voyager was faster!

I’ll stop my rant for now. Hey, don’t get me wrong. I love technology – I am not a Luddite. I just cannot believe a corporation the size of Google doesn’t include accessibility on their planning specs from Day 1. It should be welded into the specs template….

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