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Amazon’s Sky Rocket To Improved Accessibility (chrishofstader.com)
submitted by fastfinge
Nandflash 2 points 6y ago
I love seeing Amazon making improvements in accessibility. I'm waiting for their drive and music clients for Windows to be accessible.
GoneVision 2 points 6y ago
I don't know why you're having problems with PrimeNow. I use the iPhone PrimeNow app all the time. It does have a few accessibility issues, but generally it works well. Here are some tips for using PrimeNow:
Double tap the Menu button, the item in the top left-hand corner of the screen that says "menu". Then you can swipe through the options that appear: Shop past purchases, Shop by department, Your orders, Your account, Help and about, contact us, change location, and lastly, log out. Double tapping on any one of these options will launch your desired function. Want to shop by department? Then, double tap on shop by department. Each item in the shop by department subcategory is marked up with an H1 tag, so you can quickly flick up/down through the available products in each sub category by using the rotor jesture to select headings, and flick up/down through the list. Double tap on any item for an item description, reviews, the ability to add the item you chose to your cart, etc. If these options are two time consuming, use the search feature, which is the sixth item in presentation order if your swiping from left to right in the app. The field is labeled "what are you looking for today". Double tap and a search box will load, offering you the handy option to key in or dictate a product by name. Want to buy apples, for example, type apples, and double tap search and then you'll be shown a list of all the Apples PrimeNow will bring to your door.
As for Amazon not offering movies and shows available with audio description, Amazon has been audio describing all of their original productions and making audio tracks available for any title that has audio description enabled, since the public outcry over them not audio describing Dare Devel. Now, there are well north of 300 movies and shows, and thousands of hours of audio described content available. Try out the Netflix original series Stranger Things, if you'd like to see an example of good audio description meets good show.
Double tap the Menu button, the item in the top left-hand corner of the screen that says "menu". Then you can swipe through the options that appear: Shop past purchases, Shop by department, Your orders, Your account, Help and about, contact us, change location, and lastly, log out. Double tapping on any one of these options will launch your desired function. Want to shop by department? Then, double tap on shop by department. Each item in the shop by department subcategory is marked up with an H1 tag, so you can quickly flick up/down through the available products in each sub category by using the rotor jesture to select headings, and flick up/down through the list. Double tap on any item for an item description, reviews, the ability to add the item you chose to your cart, etc. If these options are two time consuming, use the search feature, which is the sixth item in presentation order if your swiping from left to right in the app. The field is labeled "what are you looking for today". Double tap and a search box will load, offering you the handy option to key in or dictate a product by name. Want to buy apples, for example, type apples, and double tap search and then you'll be shown a list of all the Apples PrimeNow will bring to your door.
As for Amazon not offering movies and shows available with audio description, Amazon has been audio describing all of their original productions and making audio tracks available for any title that has audio description enabled, since the public outcry over them not audio describing Dare Devel. Now, there are well north of 300 movies and shows, and thousands of hours of audio described content available. Try out the Netflix original series Stranger Things, if you'd like to see an example of good audio description meets good show.
fastfinge [OP] 2 points 6y ago
She was thinking about the website for Prime Now.
And the audio description you're talking about is done by Netflix. Amazon also does original series, on Prime Video, and none of them are audio described.
And the audio description you're talking about is done by Netflix. Amazon also does original series, on Prime Video, and none of them are audio described.
-shacklebolt- 1 points 6y ago
I just used the prime now app again and you're right that it does now seem to mostly work. I don't know if I was remembering this from a previous version or if I was remember this from when I was still using android, as I had a friend who uses android recently say that he was not able to use prime now. Still many things are missing but the core functionality seems to be working. The website is still fairly inaccessible.
Thanks for letting me know that the app works.
Thanks for letting me know that the app works.
-shacklebolt- 2 points 6y ago
I'm still waiting for Amazon Prime Now to become fully accessible. The app seems to work with some issues but the website has major issues.
I don't share the author's entirely positive view of their devices, either. The TV stick works great, but they need audio description. The fire tablet has substantial limitations (I put cyanogenmod on mine to fix them.) The e-ink kindle screenreader was terrible and limited (one voice only, 8 speed options, very annoying beeps when moving between elements.)
I don't share the author's entirely positive view of their devices, either. The TV stick works great, but they need audio description. The fire tablet has substantial limitations (I put cyanogenmod on mine to fix them.) The e-ink kindle screenreader was terrible and limited (one voice only, 8 speed options, very annoying beeps when moving between elements.)
fastfinge [OP] 2 points 6y ago
Good to hear another point of view. Absolutely none of these products are available in Canada, so I have no opinion either way.
Nighthawk321 1 points 6y ago
What do you mean? I have Amazon Prime and I love it. Or are you referring to Prime music and all that.
-shacklebolt- 1 points 6y ago
Prime Now is a service that does 2 hour delivers from amazon as well as local stores in select big cities.
Nighthawk321 1 points 6y ago
TIL.
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blind_devotion08 2 points 6y ago
I kind of wish that Amazon would just go ahead and make a phone already
-shacklebolt- 2 points 6y ago
They did, the Fire Phone. It was not a commercial success.
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