We here at the Blind Access Journal urge everyone to follow our lead by making a donation to the Red Cross to provide disaster relief to the victims of the recent Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and elsewhere in the affected area. Let’s show how we as blind people can actively participate in society by… Finish Reading Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief: Donate Now!
When we ask companies in the electronics and information technology industries to become more accessible, all we ultimately expect them to do is follow these three basic steps: Take us seriously. Grant sincere, thoughtful consideration to requests for accessibility. Seek input from the blind community. Take reasonable steps to implement positive changes resulting from the… Finish Reading Gaining Access to Enable Participation: All We Ask…
Karen has been experiencing serious technology problems after an upgrade of her computer hardware and operating system at work last week. She has been visibly upset over the consequences the lack of access to an important work related application has caused to her ability to perform the duties of her job. Some of her coworkers… Finish Reading Humor Alert: Relationship Problems With Inaccessible Computers!
I decided to try Google’s new instant messaging and chat application. Sadly, like most new software, my first impression is that it is rather inaccessible. I have just sent the following letter to the Google Talk support team requesting accessibility improvements. Dear Google Talk Support Team, I have just downloaded and installed the Google Talk… Finish Reading First Impressions: Google Talk Seems Inaccessible; Tell Them About It!
Just another week moving right along for a couple of blind people… Download and Listen
Google has recently decided to implement an option for users of their Blogger service to require visual verification in order to post comments. The idea here is to prevent a problem known as “comment spam” where irrelevant, unwanted and occasionally offensive unsolicited comments are inappropriately posted to blogs, sometimes through the use of automated scripts.… Finish Reading Blogger Implements Visual Verification Option to Fight Comment Spam and Exclude the Blind!
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