[Athen] accessibility issues with eBay's "new search experience"

[Pratik Patel]

Al,

 

Can you post the link from your address bar?  Perhaps, just perhaps, that
link will take us to the new search.

 

P

 

 

From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] On
Behalf Of Al Puzzuoli
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 10:40 AM
To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network
Subject: Re: [Athen] accessibility issues with eBay's "new search
experience"

 

A couple days ago, when I logged onto eBay, there was a link that said
something like "participate in the beta of eBay's new search experience."
Ever since clicking that link, I am redirected to the new search page,
although the main URL  stays the same.  I think it's just a cookie that's
dictating how the page will be displayed; However, if you're not seeing the
link on the main eBay site to opt into the test, then I'm not sure how you
would go about accessing it.  Is anyone else seeing the link I'm talking
about?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Al

 

 

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From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] On
Behalf Of Pratik Patel
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 10:24 AM
To: 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network'
Subject: Re: [Athen] accessibility issues with eBay's "new search
experience"

Al,

 

Do you have a web site where we can test this?

 

Pratik

 

From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] On
Behalf Of Al Puzzuoli
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 8:55 AM
To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network
Subject: [Athen] accessibility issues with eBay's "new search experience"

 

Has anyone seen the public beta of eBay's new search experience?    I'm not
sure if this is the final cut in terms of how the page will be formatted;
but if the page stays the way it is, it will represent a serious step back
in terms of accessibility.  in the current UI, results are displayed very
accessibly. Each item has its own heading, so quick navigation between items
is a breeze.

 

  The new UI actually reminds me of the UI from a few years ago.  Using a
screen reader, I can't see  any quick way to jump into the search results
list, and There don't seem to be any navigable elements which would allow
for quickly skimming through items.

 

Does anyone know of a way to get around the gatekeepers, so as to have a
meaningful dialog with eBay about this?

 

Thanks for any thoughts,

 

Al Puzzuoli
Information Technologist                                      
Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities  517-884-1915  120 Bessey Hall
East Lansing, MI  48824-1033 http://www.rcpd.msu.edu
<http://www.rcpd.msu.edu/>  

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