[access-uk] Re: Fw: [vi-genaccess] Fwd: [LCA] Make Yahoo Accessible
- From: "Kevin Lloyd" <kevin.lloyd3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 19:21:03 +0100
You need to go to the link that says to view all signatures and then you'll
find the form to sign the petition.
Kevin
E-mail: kevin.lloyd3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Liesching" <western-ranger@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 8:35 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Fw: [vi-genaccess] Fwd: [LCA] Make Yahoo Accessible
> I would be more than happy to sign this petition as I have had major
> problems with yahoo myself, but having visited the site via the link
> provided I can not find a link or any sort of edit field to add my
> signature.
>
> Any help would be much appreciated.
>
> Pete
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alexander Shannon" <alexacts2v4@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 3:21 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Fw: [vi-genaccess] Fwd: [LCA] Make Yahoo Accessible
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I saw this message on the Vi-GenAccess list and having read it wrote to
> Steve Dryden as he is the owner of both the access-uk and vi-gen Access
> lists, and asked him if he agreed with me that the following may be of use
> to the members of Access-UK
>
> Alexander Shannon
> From: "Misty K"
>
>
> Subject: [LCA] Make Yahoo Accessible
>
> Hey all. I'd greatly appreciate it if you could visit the following link
> and sign the patition.
>
> http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/accessibleyahoo
>
> The purpose is to encourage yahoo to change their word verification
> method.
> Currently, they don't provide an option to get an audio clip reading off
> what is in the text box. Their solution to the problem, is that they ask
> blind users to contact the customer service department for assistance.
> This
> is quite a hassle. Blind and visually impaired users can't start up an
> e-mail account without sighted assistance or a call to the customer
> service
> department. The other day, I was trying to forward a message, and since
> it
> was a message from another e-mail list, they asked for word verification.
> I
> couldn't read the box, and I had no sighted assistance. I decided I'd
> just
> send it along later, and I continued going through my mail. Well, I
> wanted
> to respond to a message from a friend, but since I had tried to forward
> that
> one message, I couldn't send any messages. To make an already long story
> not much longer, this method greatly reduces independence. It creates
> dependence. If I had had a critical message to respond to at that point,
> I
> wouldn't have been able to do so. The customer service department says
> they'll respond within 24 hours. Sometimes, 24 hours is too long. We
> shouldn't have to wait when everyone else can have the problem solved in
> an
> instant. Once again, please take the few seconds to add your name.
> Thanks
> much in advance.
>
>
>
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