Wednesday, October 19, 2005

what is it?

it is available on eBay, of course... naughty, bad eBay that didn't take their deaf and hard of hearing users into account with their new media blitz. The whole "whatis-it.com" website is entirely audio dependant, something that doesn't really impact me personally too hard (well, I would have been able to hear it, if I'd muted the TV and had the adapter block for the speakers plugged in)... but considering what technophiles the Deaf community tend to be, and how much easier online shopping is for someone who isn't confident in their ability to communicate verbally, it's not the smartest move on eBay's part. The interesting part is... will they notice?

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