suggestion (fwd)

suggestion (fwd)

[Kirk Wood]

I sent the following to the webmaster of yahoogroups.com. Now the question
is, how many will follow this up?

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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.

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Kirk Wood
Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net

Nowlan's Theory:
        He who hesitates is not only lost, but several miles from
        the next freeway exit.

Re: suggestion (fwd)

[Victor Tsaran]

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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