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.
>>
>> ...Damon
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> Christopher Hallsworth
> E-mail: chrishallsworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Skype name chrishallsworth7266
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