Decent introduction to some of netcat’s capabilities for those who have never heard of it before. Looks to be quite accessible as it is command line based. Wish I had one of my Linux boxes up and running now. read more | digg story
Greetings Blind Access Journal readers. First, let me thank Darrell for allowing me to blog here on his site. I have my own blog at www.blindscholar.com where I spend my time posting about political issues from a conservative-libertarian point of view. I pretty much cover everything. However, as Darrell noted in his recent podcast I… Finish Reading Introduction
Thanks to Allison for locating this excellent article by Standards-schmandards thoroughly covering the provision of accessible visual verification, especially by means of an audio alternative. Examples and a link to some actual code are included.
Shownotes I took the opportunity to chat with Adam Curry at the expo about accessibility and he made some extremely positive comments on the Daily Source Code. Thanks, Adam. We’re looking forward to a brighter future of participation in all that Podshow has to offer the podcasting community. Apologies for the windy weather audio artifacts… Finish Reading Chatting with Adam Curry at the Expo
Karen shares with us the news of her retired guide dog’s passing away yesterday along with a comforting story about animals who pass out of this world into the next. Condolences to Karen for her loss! This morning I received some sad news from a close friend of ours. Myprevious dog guide Chanel passed away… Finish Reading A Tribute to Chanel
Digg is an interactive technology news site where the users get to decide which stories do and don’t make the cut. The staff at Digg describe their service as follows: Digg is a technology news website that combines social bookmarking, blogging, RSS, and non-hierarchical editorial control. With digg, users submit storiesfor review, but rather than… Finish Reading Visual Verification: Digging for Accessible Registration at Digg.com
Shownotes UltraHost Web hosting for the blind community and beyond! GoDaddy Does not allow blind people to order their services online. Please avoid doing business with the company until they fix this. TicketMaster Also does not allow blind people to order online. Even worse here as we are forced to miss out on all discounts… Finish Reading Visual Verification Lockout: Please Don’t GoDaddy!
Shownotes If you are a decision maker in a company that is being asked to become accessible to potential customers with disabilities, following the ADMIT approach will allow you to rise up from the cold, dark abyss of exclusion, inaccessibility and isolation into the bright, sunny promised land of inclusion, accessibility and participation. As always,… Finish Reading Increasing Accessibility: The ADMIT Approach
We have just discovered that AOL has recently made its signup process for the AIM service accessible by allowing the blind to use an audio based CAPTCHA (visual verification) system to hear the characters to be entered into the edit box in order to create an account. Congratulations AOL! Thanks for doing the right thing… Finish Reading AOL AIMs Higher by Providing Audio Challenge / Response During Signup
Huge welcome to everyone visiting Blind Access Journal after listening to me chat for a few minutes about accessibility on This Week in Tech with Leo Laporte live from the Portable Media Expo and Podcasting Conference. It was an incredible honor to be in the TWiT hotseat and the entire expo was fantastic! Huge thanks… Finish Reading Welcome TWiT Listeners!