Web App "Accessible Twitter" Changes Name to "Easy Chirp"
The web-accessible application empowers users with disabilities and low-end technology to access <\/p>\n
Twitter, the popular social micro-blogging web service.<\/p>\n
Cupertino, CA (June 1, 2011) \u2013 Accessible Twitter, the esteemed web application that empowers <\/p>\n
users with disabilities and low-end technology to access Twitter, will now go by the name Easy <\/p>\n
Chirp (www.easychirp.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n The name change is due to several reasons, the foremost is that the Twitter rules of use for <\/p>\n third-party applications does not allow the word "Twitter" in the name of the application. Also, <\/p>\n the word "easy" is simpler to understand than "accessible", especially to those not in the <\/p>\n accessibility or disability communities. And, the new name is considerably shorter, especially <\/p>\n important with the 140-character limit in Twitter statuses, better known as tweets.<\/p>\n Mr. Dennis E. Lembree, owner of the web development company WebOverhauls.com<\/a>, is the creator of <\/p>\n Easy Chirp, and is dedicated to expanding the accessibility of the web.<\/p>\n "Accessibility is finally becoming much more mainstream, as it needs to be. I think the name <\/p>\n change reflects this, and helps expose the web app to a wider base of users." The website logo and design remain consistent after the name change. The old domain name <\/p>\n AccessibleTwitter.com<\/a> will continue to be functional.<\/p>\n In addition to reading and posting tweets in Easy Chirp, features include direct messaging, <\/p>\n URL-shortening, running and saving searches, viewing popular links, and providing full support <\/p>\n for lists.<\/p>\n Mr. Jennison Asuncion works in the IT Accessibility space in Canada, and is himself a screen <\/p>\n reader user. He chooses Easy Chirp for his Twitter application. "I’m an active Twitter user who <\/p>\n prefers an accessible web-based client. Easy Chirp fits the bill perfectly!"<\/p>\n Easy Chirp\/Accessible Twitter has been mentioned in numerous articles and books, and received <\/p>\n the American Foundation for the Blind 2011 Access Award.<\/p>\n For more about Easy Chirp, visit: www.easychirp.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n #####<\/p>\n About Web Overhauls accessibility. Web Overhauls develops websites for small to medium-sized businesses with a focus <\/p>\n on improving existing websites for a better user experience. The company is a member of GAWDS <\/p>\n and Refresh Detroit. Mr. Dennis E. Lembree, the President of Web Overhauls, is an established <\/p>\n expert in the field; he is an author and speaker, the creator of Easy Chirp, and the author of <\/p>\n Web Axe, a podcast and blog about web accessibility.<\/p>\n For more information, visit or email: weboverhauls [AT] gmail dot com.<\/p>\n About Easy Chirp including Twitter. Easy Chirp greatly helps the issue through many development techniques <\/p>\n including: ensuring that all links are keyboard accessible; providing consistent navigation and <\/p>\n page structure; providing proper headings. Easy Chirp works with or without JavaScript and is <\/p>\n compatible with all major Internet browsers, including the outdated Internet Explorer 6. Easy <\/p>\n Chirp is used by those with and without disabilities.<\/p>\n For more information, visit www.easychirp.com<\/a> or email: info [AT] easychirp dot com.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ###<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thanks, Dennis, for a great product, no matter the name. Readers, go to Easy Chirp<\/a> and tweet about it to your followers!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n LL<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Web App "Accessible Twitter" Changes Name to "Easy Chirp" The web-accessible application empowers users with disabilities and low-end technology to access Twitter, the popular social…<\/p>\n
-Dennis Lembree of WebOverhauls<\/p>\n
Web Overhauls is a web development company specializing in web standards, usability, and <\/p>\n
Disabled users typically have significant problems accessing many websites and web services, <\/p>\n