Shownotes Karen and I sit out on the balcony overlooking the Marina chatting on the last night of our San Diego honeymoon. There will be more coverage of this, too. Stay tuned. Download and Listen
Shownotes As many of you already know, Karen and I became husband and wife on June 3, 2006. We apologize for the long delay, but we are proud to finally bring to you audio coverage of our wedding ceremony. We were married at approximately 7:00 PM aboard the Odyssey in Boston, Massachusetts. Stay tuned for… Finish Reading Wedding Ceremony of Karen and Darrell
We have just learned that Sirius Satellite Radio has implemented an inaccessible CAPTCHA for their online service. This CAPTCHA is required not for initial registration, but for each log in to the service. This CAPTCHA makes the service completely useless to the blind. This action results in a total lock out of blind and visually… Finish Reading Sirius Satellite Radio Erects A "No Blind People Allowed" Sign
I have just discovered that Scott Sigler now requires the passing of an inaccessible visual CAPTCHA in order to post comments to his Infection podcast. This disappointing move means that blind and visually impaired people are no longer allowed to fully participate in the exchange associated with his unique podcast novel experiments. Scott’s podcasts are… Finish Reading Scott Sigler’s Podcast Web Site Infected with Inaccessible CAPTCHA
Shownotes Karen survived the Infection! Yay! Is she the only one who will make it? Only Scott Sigler knows. Listen to the previous show for context on that issue. Just a short 30 minute update on our frantic wedding preparations, erands, packing, etc. Check out our Wedding Journal blog for more details mostly in text… Finish Reading Final Wedding Prep – T Minus One Week and Counting with Anticipation!
I am ecstatic to report that WebBraille has been returned to service! The following information has been provided by Judy Dixon, Consumer Relations Officer at NLS. The Web-Braille site is now available! Access to Web-Braille was temporarily suspended because NLS became aware of copyright violations. NLS has taken several steps to prevent such problems in… Finish Reading Web-Braille Has Returned to Life!
Will Windows Media Player 11 be more accessible than Apple’s horribly inaccessible iTunes de-facto standard? Will it ultimately provide us blind users the ability to purchase, download and use legal content alongside our sighted peers? Please download Windows Media Player 11 Beta and let us all know how it is working with screen readers.
Thirty-three-year-old Christine Workman could lose her house. She was simply kicked to the curb (thrown away like yesterday’s newspaper) by her employer due to her visual impairment. This article is just one of many examples that demonstrate all the reasons we must improve social attitudes regarding blindness, insist on the accessibility of critical technology and… Finish Reading Legally blind woman battling a nightmare
Looks like there may be some light at the end of the tunnel with respect to the accessibility of these visual authentication cards and devices. Article from ThomasNet Industrial News on 5/15/2006by Submitted by BlindNews Mailing List [BlindNews: News About Blindness]
Shownotes Oh, wow! Look out! We’re back with another joint podcast! This time Karen and I chat for an hour and a half about an incredibly wide variety of topics. It is T minus 17 days and counting down to our wedding on June 3! Here are some links you definitely ought to think about… Finish Reading Does Karen Have The Infection?