[adaptivetec] Re: Google Captcha petition
- From: "Claude Everett" <ceverett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <adaptivetec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 19:15:39 -0800
Hi, Scott,
I think I heard, or rather, read that: Some one said that Yahoo! Had fixed
their sign-up identity issue also, is this true?
Claude Everett
American by chance, Californian by choice
everyone has a disability, it's just that some, are more aware of it than
others.
"Civilization is built on a number of ultimate principles...respect for
human life, the punishment of crimes against property and persons, the
equality of all good citizens before the law...or, in a word justice."
Max Nordau
(1849 - 1923)
-----Original Message-----
From: adaptivetec-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:adaptivetec-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott Blanks
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 8:48 PM
To: adaptivetec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [adaptivetec] Google Captcha petition
Hey folks,
The company Google provides many useful services. Unfortunately, some of
them require that you confirm that you are a human being by filling out
letters that are displayed in a picture. This visual method of verification
is called captcha, and it is not accessible for visually impaired and blind
people. A couple of blind advocates have started a survey asking Google to
provide an alternate way to sign up for their services which will include
blind and low-vision computer users. Other notable companies such as
Craigslist and Hotmail have already implemented an audio alternative to this
visual verification, so let's hope that Google will follow suit. If you want
to view and sign the survey, go to the following website:
http://www.petitiononline.com/captcha
Simply go to the site, fill in your name, e-mail address and any comments
you'd like to send to google. You don't need to actually leave any
comments, and your e-mail address will not be shown to others who view the
petition.
Thanks for reading, and I hope everyone is enjoying the new year.
Scott
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