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From: "Victor Tsaran" <tsar@sylaba.poznan.pl>
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Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 16:48:39 +0100
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Kirk, thanks a lot. I will follow up on your message as well.
Victor

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kirk Wood" <cpt.kirk@1tree.net>
To: "Speakup List" <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 1:13 AM
Subject: suggestion (fwd)


> I sent the following to the webmaster of yahoogroups.com. Now the question
> is, how many will follow this up?
>
> =======
> Kirk Wood
> Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net
>
> Nowlan's Theory:
>         He who hesitates is not only lost, but several miles from
>         the next freeway exit.
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 16:24:34 -0600 (CST)
> From: Kirk Wood <cpt.kirk@1tree.net>
> To: webmaster@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: suggestion
>
> I would like to make a suggestion regarding your sign up process. You may
> (or may not) be aware that the recent implimentation of requiring a person
> to enter the number that appears only as a graphic in the signup process
> causes problems for low vision and blind users. Right now they are
> required to leave their phone number for confirmation via the phone. My
> suggestion is that you impliment one more means of getting the code from
> the page. There are programs that will turn a code into a spoken word in a
> wave file. This wave file can then be placed on the page so that blind and
> low vision users can hear the code for entry. It will still prevent
> automated scripts from signing up, and enable the blind comunity to
> continue involvement without the need for phone calls.
>
> =======
> Kirk Wood
> Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net
>
> Nowlan's Theory:
>         He who hesitates is not only lost, but several miles from
>         the next freeway exit.
>
>
>
>
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