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Opportunity to Participate in New Web Accessibility Evaluation Project

August 20, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

The University of York in the United Kingdom, along with a consortium of other organizations, is embarking on a project to evaluate the web accessibility needs of people with disabilities. Let’s all visit Amfortas – Test Case Evaluation Framework and provide our expertise and insight to this potentially valuable effort. It appears there may be… Finish Reading Opportunity to Participate in New Web Accessibility Evaluation Project

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PhoneFactor: A Potential Answer to Accessible Two-Factor Authentication

August 19, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Once again, we learn that authentication based on sight alone is not the only game in town. A company called PhoneFactor delivers a two-factor authentication scheme in which the second piece of authentication material is literally your telephone. In simple terms, here’s how it works: Supply your traditional username and password as prompted. Your telephone… Finish Reading PhoneFactor: A Potential Answer to Accessible Two-Factor Authentication

Categories: accessibility, CAPTCHA, multifactor authentication, Visual Verification
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PayPal Security Key: Do Blind People Deserve the Same Level of Security as the Sighted?

August 18, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Recently, PayPal began offering account holders the ability to use a Security Key as an additional means of protection. The Security Key is a small piece of hardware that connects to the computer’s USB port and displays a sequence of numbers that change every 30 seconds. Once the key is activated, users must supply these… Finish Reading PayPal Security Key: Do Blind People Deserve the Same Level of Security as the Sighted?

Categories: accessibility, CAPTCHA, multifactor authentication, Visual Verification
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New Travel Web Site Provides Information Focused on Accessibility for People with Disabilities

August 18, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Tamas Babinszki reports that he has built a new travel oriented web site that provides information about various points of interest, including hotels, museums and restaurants, from the accessibility perspective of people with disabilities. The CLUEniversal site is organized into a database of clues (Convenient Locations for Universal Enjoyment) contributed directly by users who have… Finish Reading New Travel Web Site Provides Information Focused on Accessibility for People with Disabilities

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EdSharp 1.2 released

August 18, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

http://www.EmpowermentZone.com/edsetup.exe Version 1.2Released August 18, 2007 Fixed the default EdSharp.ini overwriting the Import and Export sections of the user's EdSharp.ini configuration file. Fixed commands such as Quote (Control+Q) producing an error if no text was at the cursor position (because the document was empty or the cursor was at the end). Added support for enhanced… Finish Reading EdSharp 1.2 released

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Visual Verification: FeedBurner’s Audio CAPTCHA Appears to be Broken

August 17, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

After attempting to subscribe to this blog via e-mail using the FeedBurner widget for this purpose, I have discovered that the supplied audio CAPTCHA appears to be broken. No matter how many times I listen to and enter the numbers, I am unable to complete the subscription process! A message has already been sent to… Finish Reading Visual Verification: FeedBurner’s Audio CAPTCHA Appears to be Broken

Categories: CAPTCHA, Visual Verification
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Announcing CHM2TXT

August 16, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Now available athttp://www.EmpowermentZone.com/chm2txt.zip I hope this utility increases access to information stored in CHM archives. It is explained below. Jamal ———- CHM2TXTVersion 1.0August 16, 2007Copyright 2007 by Jamal MazruiModified GPL License ContentsDescriptionOperationDevelopment Notes———- DescriptionRunning on Windows 98 and above, CHM2TXT (chm2txt.exe) is a command line utility that converts a file from Compiled HTML format (.chm)… Finish Reading Announcing CHM2TXT

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New Features, New Host, New Look!

August 16, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Wow! We have been busy beavers! Over the past week, we have switched web hosting providers, added many new features and changed the “look and feel” of Blind Access Journal! Here’s exactly what we have done: Switched to DreamHost for web hosting. I recommend this provider for accessibility, reliability and solid technical support. Full disclosure:… Finish Reading New Features, New Host, New Look!

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