- From: David Woolley <david@djwhome.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 21:16:54 +0100 (BST)
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
> Ok, I'll give you that, but how is ad freezing be the responsibility of a > screen reader? Why wouldn't a screen reader user use the same software that > a sighted person would use (such as Proxomitron, RJT, JunkBuster, or > Guidescope) to stop refreshing ads? For the same reasons that the sighted person wouldn't use it: - any add on software constitutes a technicality barrier for most users; - it may require additional clearances from network administrators; - many network administrators may refuse it because sites heavy in banner ads often have terms of use that forbid the use of banner blocking software; - the machine may be a shared resource and the network administrator may not want to impose such a policy for all users. On the other hand, a sighted user can much more easily ignore or dismiss the adverts (although people with some perception disorders may get confused as well). Popups are much more of a problem for blind users, but they are no more technically oriented than sighted users.
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