Re: Visual Verification: Petition Asks Yahoo to Tear Down "No Blind People Allowed" Sign
- From: "Darrell Shandrow" <nu7i@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <blindcasting@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 10:08:44 -0700
Hi Debbie,
You want to press enter on the link that says "Listen and type the numbers you
hear". I just tested it right now, and all is working as expected.
Please visit http://BlindWebAccess.com and sign the petition asking Yahoo! to
make their CAPTCHA accessible!
Darrell Shandrow - Accessibility Evangelist
Information should be accessible to us without need of translation by another
person.
Blind Access Journal blog and podcast: http://www.blindaccessjournal.com
Check out high quality telecommunications services at http://ld.net/?nu7i
----- Original Message -----
From: Debbie Hazelton
To: blindcasting@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 5:00 AM
Subject: RE: Visual Verification: Petition Asks Yahoo to Tear Down "No Blind
People Allowed" Sign
Ok, and I just tried to set up a Gmail account. When I got to the visual
verification and clicked on the one for hearing, it did nothing. It went to
something that talked about hearing, but said to click on the accessibility
icon. I could not find it. Doesn't appear to be labeled. I'm just wanting an
alternate email address. gur'r'r'r'r'r'r'r'r'r'r'r'r'r'r
All the best!
Debbie Hazelton:
Helping People Feel Better, one person at a time
Check out my podcast and website:
http://www.debbiehazelton.com
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: blindcasting-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:blindcasting-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Holmes
Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 4:05 AM
To: blindcasting@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Visual Verification: Petition Asks Yahoo to Tear Down "No Blind
People Allowed" Sign
Nah, I fully agree with Darrell on this. When was the last time you got a
call back from Yahoo to override your CAPTCHA lockout? HMMM? Gee, I tried
several times over the past several years and I got absolutely NONE; that's
right, NONE!. Like others have said on this list, visual CAPTCHA by definition
discriminates against the blind and anyone who uses it without alternatives is
biggotted!
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: Allison Sheridan [mailto:asheridan@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 6:12 AM
To: Darrell Shandrow
Cc: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; jfw-employment@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; BlindNetDaily owners
and primary contributors internal list.; blindcasting@xxxxxxxxxxxxx;
friends@xxxxxxxxxxxx; blind_geek_zone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Visual Verification: Petition Asks Yahoo to Tear Down "No Blind
People Allowed" Sign
Darrell -
I'm extremely offended by your description of Yahoo as being like the people
who denied African Americans access during segregation. I understand that you
don't feel the telephone callback scheme is sufficient, but to suggest that
because it's more difficult is the same as segregation is offensive, AND
inaccurate.
I won't be signing this one because of the approach you're taking. working
WITH people works better than insulting them and accusing them of egregious
insults.
Allison
On Jul 15, 2007, at 10:15 PM, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
We ask all of you to review and sign the Yahoo's Accessibility Improvement
Petition at http://www.petitiononline.com/yabvipma/petition.html asking the
company to make an audio alternative to its CAPTCHA available so that the blind
and visually impaired will be permitted timely access to the same services as
those already granted the sighted. The use of a telephone callback scheme is
totally insufficient as it does not grant the same level of instant access as
the sighted and Yahoo personnel
do not consistently make contact in a timely manner. It is our ongoing
contention that visual only CAPTCHA schemes without at least an accessible audio
alternative represent "No Blind People Allowed" signs in much the same way as
African-Americans were deliberately denied entry to restaurants and other
similar public accomodations in the era of segregation. We ask Yahoo to
simply fix their grievous error by promptly adding an audio CAPTCHA to all its
properties as soon as possible as part of the company's ongoing accessibility
initiatives.
Darrell Shandrow - Accessibility Evangelist
Information should be accessible to us without need of translation by another
person.
Blind Access Journal blog and podcast: http://www.blindaccessjournal.com
Check out high quality telecommunications services at http://ld.net/?nu7i
Other related posts:
