Re: Cathy O'Connor of paypal?

Much appreciated, will be interesting to discover if she takes her job 
seriously  enough to read the thread.
Kare


On Wed, 26 Apr 2017, Nigel Peck wrote:

>
> I sent her a Tweet, letting her know about this thread.
>
> You can see it at:
> https://twitter.com/SuperDuperApps/status/857373684721430528
>
> Or copied here:
> "@cagocon Karen on the W3C's WAI-Ig list is wondering about your 
> accessibility :-) See 
> https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ig/2017AprJun/0035.html"
>
> Perhaps she can visit the list and provide some answers here. Anyway hope 
> this helps.
>
> Nigel
>
> On 26/04/2017 17:16, Karen Lewellen wrote:
>>  I am not on twitter, I am a paypal customer.  Wonder why she has no
>>  contact via  the place where she   makes sure paypal goods and services
>>  are usable by people of all abilities?
>>  Smiles.  Perhaps I can find someone active to ask some pointed questions
>>  of her via social media.
>>  Thanks,
>>  Karen
>>
>>
>>  On Wed, 26 Apr 2017, Nigel Peck wrote:
>> 
>> > 
>> >  She has a Twitter account at:
>> >  https://twitter.com/cagocon
>> > 
>> >  And is presenting at FluentConf in June (according to her Tweets) so she 
>> >  seems very much real. Perhaps try contacting her through Twitter?
>> > 
>> >  On 25/04/2017 12:52, Karen Lewellen wrote:
>> > >   Hi everyone,
>> > >   A while back when I first started sharing new access issues with 
>> > >  paypal,
>> > >   someone  suggested I discover the person responsible for 
>> > >   accessibility
>> > >   there.
>> > >   I have a name, a linked-in  profile, even a job description. 
>> > >  However none
>> > >   of the at least 25 Paypal supervisors with whom i have had 
>> > >   discussions
>> > >   over the past several months, know her, or can reach her if a 
>> > >  customer is
>> > >   meeting with an accessibility issue.
>> > >   My latest? The previously functional from the keyboard button on 
>> > >  invoice
>> > >  forms labeled pay now, is coded as harmless.  Doing nothing when using 
>> > >  an
>> > >   enter key in elinks.  a browser that is more java script friendly 
>> > >   then
>> > >   others like links or certainly lynx, all of which are distributed in 
>> > >  Linux
>> > >   packages like Ubuntu.
>> > >   I will place her information below.
>> > > 
>> > >   https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathy-o-connor-407a56
>> > >   Cathy O'Connor
>> > >   Program Manager, Accessibility at PayPal
>> > > 
>> > >   Program Manager, Accessibility
>> > >   PayPal
>> > >   November 2014 ~V Present )|PayPal
>> > > 
>> > >   Keeping PayPal products and services accessible to people of all
>> > >   abilities.
>> > >   Make sure product managers, designers and developers understand
>> > >   why accessibility is important by using simulations and assistive
>> > >   technology to gain first-hand experience of how people use
>> > >   computers differently in our accessibility showcase.
>> > >   Provide consulting, training and tools to make it as easy as
>> > >   possible for teams to design, develop and deliver products that
>> > >   can be used by as many people as possible.
>> > > 
>> > >  Given her job description,  why is there no way to report the issues 
>> > >  she
>> > >  is paid to address?  Granted the simulations sentence concerns me, 
>> > >  reading
>> > >  a bit like pretending to experience a disability.  I find it difficult 
>> > >  to
>> > >   understand how someone could secure this job knowing noting of...
>> > >   www.w3c.org/wai
>> > >   Anyone know if she  is a real person?
>> > >   Thanks,
>> > >   Karen
>> > > 
>> > > 
>> > 
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