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GoldWave Developer Seeks Accessibility Feedback from Blind Users

September 29, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

The developer of the GoldWave audio editing software has expressed an interest in learning how blind and visually impaired people use the software and taking feedback regarding ways in which it may be made more accessible in future releases. All blind and visually impaired GoldWave customers are encouraged to contact Chris, the developer of this… Finish Reading GoldWave Developer Seeks Accessibility Feedback from Blind Users

Categories: accessibility
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Visual Verification: Six Apart Continues to Lock Out the Blind with Inaccessible CAPTCHA

September 29, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

We continue to be locked out of full and equal participation by Six Apart, developers of the TypePad blogging platform, due to an inaccessible CAPTCHA used for account creation and posting comments to blogs. In the past, numerous attempts to contact the company have gone ignored. Now that it has come to our attention that… Finish Reading Visual Verification: Six Apart Continues to Lock Out the Blind with Inaccessible CAPTCHA

Categories: accessibility, advocacy, blogging, CAPTCHA, Visual Verification
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Visual Verification: Mike Tech Show Covers Yahoo! Accessibility Improvement Petition

September 28, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Thanks to Mike Smith of the Mike Tech Show podcast for discussing and urging his listeners to sign the Yahoo! Accessibility Improvement Petition asking the company to make their CAPTCHA accessible to the blind and visually impaired. Let’s all continue our efforts to reach out on this and all other critical technology access issues.

Categories: accessibility, CAPTCHA, Visual Verification
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Visual Verification: Registration Assistance and Other Progress with Del.icio.us

September 28, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

It would seem that our accessibility concerns with the registration process, and possibly other areas, at Del.icio.us are now being taken more seriously subsequent to my public posting of accessibility related issues on the Yahoo! property’s development mailing list. Nick Nguyen, Del.icio.us Product Manager, indicates that the following steps will be taken to improve accessibility:… Finish Reading Visual Verification: Registration Assistance and Other Progress with Del.icio.us

Categories: accessibility, advocacy, CAPTCHA, Visual Verification
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Visual Verification: Yahoo! Removes Manual Form Facilitating Blind User Registration

September 21, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

As all of us know, the folks at Yahoo! do not permit blind people to independently sign up for the company’s services. Instead, a link to a form was provided, whereby a representative would, presumably, manually assist a blind person with the registration process. While some people received this help once in awhile, it was… Finish Reading Visual Verification: Yahoo! Removes Manual Form Facilitating Blind User Registration

Categories: CAPTCHA, Visual Verification
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Visual Verification: J.C. Hutchins of the 7th Son Podcast Steps Up to the Plate

September 16, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Last night, I began listening to J.C. Hutchins’ 7th Son podcast novel. Though not perfect, the Apple hosted web platform on which the site is hosted is mostly accessible enough to allow participation by blind listeners. Right now, however, there is one unfortunate exception. Features such as the ability to post comments are protected by… Finish Reading Visual Verification: J.C. Hutchins of the 7th Son Podcast Steps Up to the Plate

Categories: CAPTCHA, podcast, Visual Verification
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Invitation to Join the Blind Access Journal Mailing List

September 8, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

All Blind Access Journal readers are cordially invited and encouraged to join our brand new mailing list! We will, of course, discuss issues related to all things accessibility, including the following topic areas: Approaches to accessibility advocacy and their effectiveness. Coordination of Blind Access Journal and other advocacy initiatives. Collect and report accessibility issues in… Finish Reading Invitation to Join the Blind Access Journal Mailing List

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The Heart of Accessibility Evangelism

September 8, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

I think we all recognize that, in many cases, there simply is not a strong bottom-line business reason for companies (either assistive technology or mainstream) to work hard on making sure their technologies function in ways that are in the best interests of all users, including those of us whom happen to be blind. There… Finish Reading The Heart of Accessibility Evangelism

Categories: accessibility, advocacy, assistive technology, discrimination, employment, opinion, thought provoker
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Visual Verification: Request of NFB to Officially Support CAPTCHA Accessibility Initiatives

September 8, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

The following letter was composed and sent to Dr. Marc Maurer, President, National Federation of the Blind, on July 28, 2007. It has been five weeks now. We continue to await a response from the organization concerning their official position and willingness to dedicate additional resources to these critical accessibility concerns. July 28, 2007  Dear… Finish Reading Visual Verification: Request of NFB to Officially Support CAPTCHA Accessibility Initiatives

Categories: accessibility, advocacy, CAPTCHA, opinion, Visual Verification
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