From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pcp467024pcs.shrpsr01.tn.comcast.net ([68.47.229.217] helo=va3duk.serveftp.com) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1C0ZJK-0006Cn-00 for ; Fri, 27 Aug 2004 01:30:03 -0400 Received: from va3duk.serveftp.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by va3duk.serveftp.com (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i7R5TwFG014890 for ; Fri, 27 Aug 2004 01:29:58 -0400 Received: from localhost (eheil@localhost) by va3duk.serveftp.com (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) with ESMTP id i7R5TvOh014887 for ; Fri, 27 Aug 2004 01:29:57 -0400 Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 01:29:57 -0400 (EDT) From: Erik Heil To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: <20040817221215.GA9365@gmx.net> <20040817224111.GA22463@lava-net.com> <20040825101428.GA1470@hogwarts.optusnet.com.au> <20040825161949.GA30899@lava-net.com> <20040826103324.GB1533@hogwarts.optusnet.com.au> <20040826125300.GC689@gmx.net> <20040826145103.GA11913@lava-net.com> <20040826170845.GA1290@gmx.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Subject: Re: thanks for the speakup and sonar ideas. X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 05:30:03 -0000 Hi their. No, varification utilizing graphic immages is not at all accessible. Actually, now that you point it out, the services that utilize this mechanism actually made it a lot more complicated. Similar systems exist, but instead of using graphic images, they simply will send the user e-mail as part or as a complete verification sollution. This is a lot better, as it doesn't require the use of pixelated immages, and is also accessible. Speaking of which, what can we do as blind persons to change this behavior? Because if this contiues, I can see a serious problem in uu being able to access crucial information. If any of you have suggestions on waht we can do, post them to the list. B/c I'm certainly interested in what can be done. Yahoo! is not the only company which seems to do this. Paypal does this, but at least they provide an audio interface to the numbers or characters which are to be entered in such boxes. Industry-wide though, their should be a solution. Ok guys, I'm done and I'm off my loap box right now. Its just that it frustrates me a lot. -- Erik Heil Phone: (865) 673-0542