[access-uk] Re: facebook.com - an amazing, yet partially inaccessible, tool for blind people

  • From: "martin wilsher" <m.wilsher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 23:45:33 +0100

Unfortunately colin, there is no worldwide law against disability
discrimination.  If there were, then we'd all have alternatives to the
dreaded graphical verifyer.

-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Colin Fowler
Sent: 10 June 2007 16:19
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: facebook.com - an amazing, yet partially
inaccessible, tool for blind people


Nar! Personally, we'd be better off being included in all spheres of 
society, and not allowing organisations to use the
verification system to inadvertently exclude a proportion of society that 
can not use an inaccessible authentication system.

Colin



Colin Fowler

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christopher Hallsworth" <chrishallsworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 4:08 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: facebook.com - an amazing, yet partially 
inaccessible, tool for blind people


>I personally think we're better with an alternative yet very accessible  
>service, Zone BBS. There are no graphical verification thingies, you 
>can  do everything that it has to offer without sighted assistance, 
>and,  well, it's just another choice for those like you and me who 
>can't  socialize very well. You can sign up at http://www.zonebbs.com. 
>Hope  that helps.  On Sun, 10 Jun 2007 15:49:39 +0100, "Damon" 
><damon.rose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> said:
>> HI all.
>>
>> Are there any Facebook members among you?
>>
>> It's a really amazing social networking site. I got myself on it last 
>> week - but had to ask someone to help me with the verification 
>> graphic in order that I can setup an account.
>>
>> Now that I'm in, it's quite good. It only currently gives limited 
>> accessibility for visually impaired people though.
>>
>> Various important things you can do, such as Add Friends, send email, 
>> have conversations on the groups you choose to be part of, are all 
>> inacccessible now because they have recently added verification 
>> graphics for these things too.
>>
>> Interestingly, if you are in the US or Canada you can get rid of the 
>> verification graphics by giving it your mobile phone number to verify 
>> you are a real human being and not just a spammer. But it doesn't 
>> work with UK phones yet. I am thinking of calling up a mate in the US 
>> and asking if she'll allow me to use her mobile number - though not 
>> entirely sure this waves all verification graphics away. If anyone 
>> has any insight into this I'd appreciate hearing from you.
>>
>> In the meantime, you can add to your list of friends by sitting back 
>> and waiting for them to add you. And you can post on peoples' walls. 
>> The key to social networking is to build those networks as they are 
>> important from friendships, business and finding like-minded people. 
>> Oh and you can also, of course, look for partners if that's your 
>> thing. But it's a way of opening up networks, letting your friends 
>> see your mates friends and business acquaintances.
>>
>> You can also create and join networks. So, using a valid email 
>> address at the company I work for, I'm now a member of their Network. 
>> I also belong to the London network. All these things are accessible.
>>
>> I think this tool could be amazingly useful to blind people, 
>> especially as we find it so hard to network when at big conferences 
>> and at parties.
>>
>> I believe visually impaired people are lobbying Facebook to have an 
>> audio alternative to the captcha graphic put in place. I'm going to 
>> get more details about this.
>>
>> I urge you to check it out.
>>
>> www.facebook.com
>>
>> The other thing to mention is that, interestingly, everyone in my 
>> office has become a member of Facebook and are networking like mad. 
>> So, the fact that I can't leaves me at a disadvantage. There is 
>> currently only semi access for me but I have chosen to jump on board 
>> because it's better to be partially in than out in my circumstances.
>>
>> Get an account. Get looking round. It's a fascinating site. The 
>> longer you're on it, the more friends you collect, the more you get 
>> it.
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>> ...Damon
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> Christopher Hallsworth
> E-mail: chrishallsworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Skype name chrishallsworth7266
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