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Clarence Whaley
Director Of Sales And Marketing
GW Micro
E-Mail: Clarence@gwmicro.com
Direct Voice (615) 383-6248
Direct Fax (615) 269-5288
GW Micro Voice Number 219-489-3671
http://www.gwmicro.com
In the past the world of E-Commerce was closed to persons who
are blind. Now, with the many advances in screen reader
technology this is no longer true. Such things as checking stock
quotes, grocery shopping, buying software, buying gifts and
shopping in general are realities. It is no longer necessary to
ask someone else to help with your online banking, make purchases
of items only available online and much more. Independence is
truly a reality, and your personal privacy is maintained.
In this session we will explore online banking, both simple and
complex E-Commerce sites and actually make some purchases. Some
lucky person in the audience will be the winner of what we
purchase.
Persons who are blind are now able to navigate sites that were
heretofore unmanageable. With Braille support and a Braille
display persons who are deaf and blind can enjoy this same
freedom. Everything that appears on the screen or in speech is
now available in Braille and site navigation is a breeze. With
Braille all controls and links are visible, and filling out
complicated forms is easy whether with speech or Braille making
it possible for persons who are deaf and blind to manage all
sites.
By incorporating Microsoft's active accessibility and Window-Eyes
the most complicated shopping carts and sites are now made easy.
Filling out the demographic information, credit card info etc. is
now easy. We, along with other companies and agencies are working
with E-Commerce companies to make sure that descriptions alt-tags
and other practical accommodations are made to commonly used
sites.
Companies like American Express and their new Blue card have made
shopping even easier. With the use of this card demographic
information and much more is automated. We plan to further the
education of such providers to make this type card a standard
rather than an exception.
During this session we will take suggestions for sites to
examine. If the site should prove unusable we will discuss what
can be done to fix the problem and how to make the site aware of
what they should do.
Participants should leave this session with a new found sense of
freedom and independence. They will be comfortable exploring
E-Commerce in every aspect and gaining that sense of freedom that
we all need
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