PRWeb Assures Us All Important Services Remain Accessible Despite New Visual Verification

In response to my support ticket on the implementation of inaccessible visual verification, a PRWeb representative has provided assurance that their visual verification scheme only applies to the ability to forward press releases and tell a friend about the company. We remain able to access all important areas of PRWeb at this time. Now that the visual verification issue has been brought to light and useful responses received from the company, we hope PRWeb will remain otherwise accessible and provide an accessible alternative to their visual verification in the two areas of their site where it is currently implemented.

In reference to additional areas that you may be locked out of. We’ve implemented a host of new features and a new graphics. I do not have access to all of my notes from home, but I believe that there is also the “Tell a friend” page. Another trivial page that actually hasn’t worked in years until we implemented this new system. It simply allows a user to send 5 friends an email, recommending PRWeb.

As to creating accounts we recently implemented an email verification system which I believe you will not have difficulties with. Other recent changes to the members area of the site have been focused on visual enhancements such as a new color scheme and additional graphics. There have also been a few grammar and spelling corrections. I do not believe you will find anything that will prevent you from the core purpose of the PRWeb platform.

Karen’s Awards Banquet and Google Word Verification Accessibility Petition Update

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Congratulations go to Karen for her five years of distinguished service in the hospitality industry. It is nice to see traits like longevity and loyalty being highly valued. The awards banquet was fabulous!

The Google Word Verification Accessibility Petition is an excellent way for the blind community to get involved in some constructive accessibility advocacy that can make a difference. Please submit your promos, suggestions and all other feedback to editor (at) blindaccessjournal.com. When promoting the petition, it may be easier to use the BlindWebAccess.com domain name as an effective shortcut.

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Google Accessibility Petition: New BlindWebAccess.com Domain Goes Live

A new domain, BlindWebAccess.com, has now gone live in support of the Google Word Verification Accessibility Petition. Visiting this new domain will instantly redirect the user to the petition’s home page. Everyone is welcome to distribute this new domain far and wide, especially when promoting the petition outside the technology oriented media. Thanks go to Tina for the suggestion of this specific domain name.

Press Release – Google Asked to Make Its Visual Word Verification Accessible

Check out the press release published to the media regarding the Google Word Verification Accessibility Petition. If you have not done so already, please sign the petition. After that, please follow the link to the press release and forward it to all associates, friends, relatives, bloggers, podcasters and members of the conventional media for wide distribution. Thank you all for your support.

I Have A Dream

In the spirit of the speech entitled I Have A Dream as delivered in 1963 by Martin Luther King, Jr. I advocate for the equal access to technology and alternative transportation that we, the blind and visually impaired, must be granted in order to be fully included and able to participate in society on terms of equality with the sighted. Please join me in this critical struggle for justice by signing the Google Word Verification Accessibility Petition today and by taking all other actions necessary and appropriate to support our right to equal accessibility.