Wedding Ceremony of Karen and Darrell

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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 additional coverage including portions of the wedding reception and our San Diego honeymoon trip.

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Sirius Satellite Radio Erects A "No Blind People Allowed" Sign

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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 impaired customers from a service, listening to audio content, they ought to be able to inherently enjoy without barriers. We urge all Sirius Satellite Radio subscribers to call 1-888-539-7474 insisting that the company implement an accessible alternative to CAPTCHA or remove it altogether while seeking a better solution.

Scott Sigler’s Podcast Web Site Infected with Inaccessible CAPTCHA

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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 associated with Adam Curry’s Podshow network. If Podshow provides the blogging platform and the inaccessible CAPTCHA that goes with it, then this “no blind people allowed sign” would represent yet one more area in which the company has not yet delivered on its public pledge of making accessibility a core part of the Podshow DNA going forward from last November’s Portable Media Expo and Podcasting Conference.

Final Wedding Prep – T Minus One Week and Counting with Anticipation!

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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 form. Check out some assorted pics of Karen in her wedding gown and us together outside our apartment. We’ll make sure to get these cleaned up with descriptions added. This link really isn’t intended to be prime time at all. Browse at your own risk…

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Web-Braille Has Returned to Life!

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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 the future. Two are noted below.

Users will be required to accept an agreement describing the appropriate use of downloaded material each time a volume of Web-Braille is accessed. In addition, NLS has instituted a monitoring procedure to track all access to the Web-Braille system.

As these enhancements are refined, users may observe some web site behavior that may seem unusual. We very much appreciate your patience while the Web-Braille system is undergoing these necessary modifications.

Legally blind woman battling a nightmare

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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 insure the enhancement and continued availability of the alternative transportation services we must have in order to participate in the world around us.

Article from Edmonton Sun, Canada on 5/18/2006
by KERRY DIOTTE
Submitted by BlindNews Mailing List
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