[nabs-l] Captchas and their accessibility, was: Re: My official rant thread!

Desiree Oudinot turtlepower17 at gmail.com
Sun Dec 30 07:26:03 UTC 2012


Which topic on the rant board were you referring to? Wouldn't it make
more sense to simply post there, since that site is more of a
free-for-all and doesn't need to be structured like this list is?

On 12/29/12, Joshua Lester <JLester8462 at pccuaedu.onmicrosoft.com> wrote:
> I actually meant for this to be like the particular rant board on the
> ZoneBBS.
> I just wanted this thread to be about us talking about the difficulties that
> we face as students.
> Inaccessible ATM's, Captchas, etc fit into the catigory of this rant
> thread.
> As long as it's blindness related, and student related, I welcome this on my
> thread.
> Blessings, Joshua
> ________________________________________
> From: nabs-l [nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of Josh Gregory
> [joshkart12 at gmail.com]
> Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 4:36 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: [nabs-l] Captchas and their accessibility,     was: Re:  My
> official rant thread!
>
> Hi all, the subject has been changed to reflect the current topic of
> discussion.
> Thanks,
> Josh
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Dec 29, 2012, at 5:26 PM, Sarah <coastergirl92 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I like the Captcha on Afb it just asks you to enter a word.  For example,
>> it will say, "enter the word water in the box below.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Joshua Lester <JLester8462 at PCCUAEDU.onmicrosoft.com
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> Date sent: Sat, 29 Dec 2012 22:21:05 +0000
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] My official rant thread!
>>
>> Sarah, and all!
>> Please look at the contact form on my friend's Website!
>> http://www.aawalker.org
>> Although the fields aren't labeled, the math problem for his captcha is
>> accessible!
>> I like that better!
>> Blessings, Joshua
>> ________________________________________
>> From: nabs-l [nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of Sarah
>> [coastergirl92 at gmail.com]
>> Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 4:17 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] My official rant thread!
>>
>> H's my biofst rant, I hate when website have to have Captchas
>> that's seems to be one of the biggest problems for the blind on
>> the internet.  Why can't they just ask you to enter a word in the
>> text field? Sarah and Wizard
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Josh Gregory <joshkart12 at gmail.com
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> Date sent: Sat, 29 Dec 2012 16:53:40 -0500
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] My official rant thread!
>>
>> Joshua and Sarah, you must consider that this is a world of the
>> cited, and that not everything is blind Friendly.  I do agree
>> with you, however, if less people demanded, there will be no
>> action.  You need to be proactive and get a group of people
>> together that want the same thing, then you might get more
>> accomplished than if you just went on your own.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Dec 29, 2012, at 4:42 PM, Sarah <coastergirl92 at gmail.com
>> wrote:
>>
>> I hase inaccessible shit like that.  It's ridimulous.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Joshua Lester <JLester8462 at PCCUAEDU.onmicrosoft.com
>> To: "nabs-l at nfbnet.org" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> Date sent: Sat, 29 Dec 2012 21:34:27 +0000
>> Subject: [nabs-l] My official rant thread!
>>
>> Today, I'm going to start a discussion about something that's
>> rather unfortunate, in my little town!
>> A month ago, they just installed an ATM.
>> The problem is, that the ATM has no speech, it's a touch screen,
>> and there's no Braille!
>> How dare they?
>> Don't they know that it's against the ADA to do such a thing?
>> Every time I try to contact the person in charge, noone answers
>> the phone.
>> I don't use it yet, but when I get out on my own, I may need to!
>> Does anyone else have that problem on here?
>> ATMs are important, especially since we have a community college
>> in town.
>> Who's to say, that someday there'll be another blind student at
>> that college, that might need to use that ATM?
>> Thanks, Joshua
>>
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