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Press Release: Yahoo! Asked to Reasonably Accomodate the Blind by Adding Audio CAPTCHA

July 24, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Yahoo! Asked to Reasonably Accomodate the Blind by Adding Audio CAPTCHA An online petition is being circulated worldwide asking Yahoo! to implement an audio alternative to their graphical CAPTCHA (visual verification) process so that the blind and visually impaired will be afforded the same level of access enjoyed by the sighted. All Internet users are… Finish Reading Press Release: Yahoo! Asked to Reasonably Accomodate the Blind by Adding Audio CAPTCHA

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Visual Verification: AFB Video Demonstrating the CAPTCHA Lockout of the Blind on Facebook, Friendster and MySpace

July 23, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Thanks to a listener to Allison’s podcast, you can check out a YouTube video apparently from the American Foundation for the Blind that clearly demonstrates the way CAPTCHA without reasonable accomodation locks out the blind and visually impaired from participation in online social networks.

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Visual Verification: A Great Idea Proposed by a Sighted Friend

July 22, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

My good friend Allison has discussed CAPTCHA accessibility on her latest podcast. Here’s what she has to say in her shownotes. Great idea! Of course, please, also sign the current petition asking Yahoo to make theirs accessible while you’re at it! Here’s what Allison has to say: So I think the reason I instinctively take… Finish Reading Visual Verification: A Great Idea Proposed by a Sighted Friend

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Visual Verification: Changing the Frame of Reference?

July 22, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Recently, I have been engaged in discussions with several close friends and colleagues concerning my ongoing comparison between the exclusion of the blind from online participation through visual only CAPTCHA and the historical issue of racial segregation in the United States. These friends tell me the comparison is too controversial, that it doesn’t really work… Finish Reading Visual Verification: Changing the Frame of Reference?

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Visual Verification: FormShield Protects .NET Based Web Sites While Avoiding the "No Blind People Allowed" Sign

July 19, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Kevin Gearing has released an outstanding CAPTCHA (visual verification) solution for protecting .NET based web sites against abuse, while permitting access to blind and visually impaired users. FormShield is donationware that provides both an audio and visual CAPTCHA, including correct audio playback of CAPTCHA strings containing mixed case characters. We thank Kevin Gearing for including… Finish Reading Visual Verification: FormShield Protects .NET Based Web Sites While Avoiding the "No Blind People Allowed" Sign

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Visual Verification: Petition Asks Yahoo to Tear Down "No Blind People Allowed" Sign

July 15, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

We ask all of you to review and sign the Yahoo’s Accessibility Improvement petition asking the company to make an audio alternative to its CAPTCHA available so that the blind and visually impaired will be permitted timely access to the same services as those already granted the sighted. The use of a telephone callback scheme… Finish Reading Visual Verification: Petition Asks Yahoo to Tear Down "No Blind People Allowed" Sign

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Resolving the "Click to Run ActiveX Control" Error in Internet Explorer 7.0 When Playing Audio on Web Sites

July 15, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

For quite some time now, I have been experiencing the annoying “Click to run ActiveX control” error message when playing audio from various web sites, including those providing audio CAPTCHA alternatives. In some cases, the browser would crash completely after pressing the OK button. An example of a page that can cause the issue is… Finish Reading Resolving the "Click to Run ActiveX Control" Error in Internet Explorer 7.0 When Playing Audio on Web Sites

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Visual Verification: ReCAPTCHA System Improves Internet Security and Book Searchability

May 27, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

It sure would have been nice if the Carnegie Mellon University folks would've thought about accessibility when they invented CAPTCHA in the first place, or, at least, those who probably placed Federal and other funds into the work leading to the invention. I'm just glad that audio CAPTCHA is going to be a part of… Finish Reading Visual Verification: ReCAPTCHA System Improves Internet Security and Book Searchability

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Visual Verification: FACEBOOK VV LOCKING ME OUT FROM MY FRIENDS

May 26, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Please read this testimonial evidence from a blind person discussing the negative impact caused by the "no blind people allowed" sign on a popular social networking site. It is important for us all to realize that this discrimination is quickly moving beyond the registration process and into day-to-day use of some web based resources. We… Finish Reading Visual Verification: FACEBOOK VV LOCKING ME OUT FROM MY FRIENDS

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