Tempe, AZ (PRWEB) August 3, 2007 -- 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 asked to sign this petition and sup****t the concept
that the blind and visually impaired should be reasonably accomodated with
respect to multifactor authentication and visual verification systems.
All blind and sighted Internet users are requested to sign the Yahoo!
Accessibility Improvement Petition at http://BlindWebAccess.com
asking
Yahoo! to make available an audio alternative to their CAPTCHA as a
reasonable accomodation affording blind and visually impaired people the
same access to the company's resources as that currently granted the
sighted.
Right now, Yahoo!'s graphical visual verification prevents full
independent
access by the blind and visually impaired computer user to many of the
company's services. Pictures can't be interpreted or automatically
conveyed
using Braille or speech access devices. Until an accessible alternative is
made available, people with vision loss can't see the code to be entered
into the box to be granted admission.
Signing the petition tells Yahoo! you want them to provide an alternative
way for blind users to verify their human status. If you close your eyes,
don't get caught by the CAPTCHA! Please visit www.BlindWebAccess.com and
sign the Yahoo! Accessibility Improvement Petition today.
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Please visit http://BlindWebAccess.com
and sign the petition asking Yahoo!
to make their CAPTCHA accessible!
Darrell Shandrow - Accessibility Evangelist
Information should be accessible to us without need of translation by
another person.
Blind Access Journal blog and podcast: http://www.blindaccessjournal.com
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