Check out this wonderfully written story of my life from Karen’s perspective. She did an excellent job on this special message. You may just learn a few new things about me in the process. Thanks, Karen!
vBulletin, a leading provider of online web based forum software, currently features an inaccessible CAPTCHA that provides no reasonable accomodations for blind and visually impaired users. This means that all forums based on vBulletin’s software currently show us the “No Blind People Allowed” sign during the registration process. At this time, there is one way… Finish Reading Visual Verification: Accessible CAPTCHA Options for vBulletin Forums Now and in the Future
Recently, we have discovered a rather disturbing trend. Even in cases where sites do provide us with an audio CAPTCHA, it does not always work. In many scenarios, no audio is heard at all! The ability to hear these audio CAPTCHAs often depends on which browser (Firefox or Internet Explorer) and which version of that… Finish Reading Visual Verification: Urgent Request to Test Browser Compatibility with Audio CAPTCHA Implementations
R07-21 Captcha WHEREAS, proprietors of websites have found it necessary to use graphical image verification (CAPTCHA) to enhance website security and to ensure consumer privacy; and Whereas, the use of CAPTCHA on websites has recently increased for purposes relating to identity verification; and Whereas the images and codes that are used for CAPTCHA are inaccessible… Finish Reading American Council of the Blind (ACB) Resolution 07-21 on CAPTCHA Accessibility
Netralia has just released version 1.0.0.39 of the CallBurner Skype call recording application. The enhancements and fixes in this release are listed as follows: Hang up shortcut now works (ALT-G). Unpause shortcut now works (ALT-E). Show Notes – JAWS now announces the “Notes” box. There is also a new feature that allows you to hear… Finish Reading CallBurner Updated to Version 1.0.0.39 With Minor Enhancements and Fixes
Shownotes Wow! It sure has been quite some time since we’ve done a podcast! Check out links to a few of the items we discussed. As always, please feel free to post your comments. MountainWings – Wings Over The Mountains of Life – Daily Inspirational Email The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Yahoo!… Finish Reading Our Return to Podcasting: Salt Lake City Trip and More
The Computer Science Assistive Technology Laboratory at Utah State University is seeking volunteers who are visually impaired to participate in an online survey. The survey is part of a research project to discover how people with visual impairments describe and share descriptions of routes. A route is the path a person would travel to get… Finish Reading Blind Navigation Research Project Seeking Participants
As we already know, there are more options besides audio and visual CAPTCHA that may be used to tell the difference between computers and humans. The open source project THaCAA – Telling Humans and Computers Apart Automatically represents another way to protect valuable web site resources without excluding anyone based on sensory factors such as… Finish Reading Visual Verification: THaCAA – Telling Humans and Computers Apart Automatically
We thank Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson for reading an e-mail I sent them concerning the need for CAPTCHA accessibility on episode 102 of their Security Now! podcast and discussing it in depth. This show even has an excellent transcript that serves to meet the needs of the deaf or those who would just rather… Finish Reading Visual Verification: CAPTCHA Accessibility and the Yahoo! Petition Discussed in Depth on Security Now Podcast