[blindza] FW: Yahoo! Asked to Reasonably Accomodate the Blind by Adding Audio CAPTCHA
- From: "Jacob Kruger" <jacobk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "BlindZA" <blindza@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:30:08 +0200
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PRweb.com (Press Release)
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Yahoo! Asked to Reasonably Accomodate the Blind by Adding Audio CAPTCHA
An online petition is being circulated worldwide asking Yahoo! to implement
an audio alternative to their graphical CAPTCHA (visual verification)
process
so that the blind and visually impaired will be afforded the same level of
access enjoyed by the sighted. All Internet users are asked to sign this
petition
and support the concept that the blind and visually impaired should be
reasonably accomodated with respect to multifactor authentication and visual
verification
systems.
Tempe, AZ (PRWEB) August 3, 2007 -- An online petition is being circulated
worldwide asking Yahoo! to implement an audio alternative to their graphical
CAPTCHA (visual verification) process so that the blind and visually
impaired will be afforded the same level of access enjoyed by the sighted.
All Internet
users are asked to sign this petition and support the concept that the blind
and visually impaired should be reasonably accomodated with respect to
multifactor
authentication and visual verification systems.
All blind and sighted Internet users are requested to sign the Yahoo!
Accessibility Improvement Petition at
http://BlindWebAccess.com
asking Yahoo! to make available an audio alternative to their CAPTCHA as a
reasonable accomodation affording blind and visually impaired people the
same
access to the company's resources as that currently granted the sighted.
Right now, Yahoo!'s graphical visual verification prevents full independent
access by the blind and visually impaired computer user to many of the
company's
services. Pictures can't be interpreted or automatically conveyed using
Braille or speech access devices. Until an accessible alternative is made
available,
people with vision loss can't see the code to be entered into the box to be
granted admission.
Signing the petition tells Yahoo! you want them to provide an alternative
way for blind users to verify their human status. If you close your eyes,
don't
get caught by the CAPTCHA! Please visit
www.BlindWebAccess.com
and sign the Yahoo! Accessibility Improvement Petition today.
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Contact Information
DARRELL SHANDROW
Blind Access Journal
http://www.blindaccessjournal.com
602-903-3820
Darrell Shandrow
Yahoo! Accessibility Improvement Petition
http://blindwebaccess.com
480-966-0922
http://pr-gb.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9658&Itemid=9
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