[Nfbc-info] quick blogcast

[Mary Willows]

Let's try to talk to Dr.  Maurer at the convention.  Have details with you. 
That might help.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ckrugman at sbcglobal.net>
To: "NFB of California List" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 1:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] quick blogcast


> This is becoming an issue on many blogs that are part of web sites. On 
> Fresnofamous.com an alternative web site owned by the Fresno Bee the same 
> issue occurs for submitting blog posts. Perhaps the NFBC and attorneys 
> that were involved in the Target case should pursue this. I am willing to 
> sign on as a plaintiff whereever whenever.
>
> Chuck
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Michael Peterson" <its_mike at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "NFB of California List" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>; 
> <suggestions at godaddy.com>
> Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 2:09 AM
> Subject: [Nfbc-info] quick blogcast
>
>
>>
>> Hello GoDaddy suggestions I am also including the national Federation of 
>> the blind of California  in this conversation for reasons that will be 
>> apparent upon reading my request.
>> Last night Saturday June 27, I took advantage of a 25% off promotion and 
>> enhanced my websites
>> www.lifesrace.com
>> www.lifesrace.net
>> www.lifesrace.info
>> The big enhancement I added was a feature called quick blogcast. It's a 
>> very nice blog great artwork wonderful variety of templates and easy to 
>> navigate but the problem I now have is the comments section requires a 
>> security code making my blogs inaccessible for blind consumers.
>> Your tech person informed me that so far as goDaddy is concerned we can 
>> read the blog so it's accessible whether we can leave comments or not and 
>> that the security code is absolutely necessary to prevent spam.
>> I informed her that such a disregard for blind consumers recently cost 
>> Target millions of dollars but she insists because of security the code 
>> requirement could not be changed but that I could send a "suggestion" 
>> that you fix my problem.
>> I can solve the problem by getting a refund and going to another company 
>> but generally I like your services and have been a customer for a number 
>> of years in fact my hosting has been extended up until 2012.
>> MySpace had a similar requirement a while back and because of customer 
>> concern not blind customers just over all customer concern so far as I 
>> can tell they removed the capcha requirement at least for their regular 
>> users. Your security code can not be read by a screen reader, doesn't 
>> have voice capcha and at the request of the blog owner, myself can not be 
>> made accessible.
>> Please fix this problem so all consumers can have equal access to my 
>> blogs and hopefully the blogs of business and private websites you host 
>> besides mine as well.
>> If you need technical assistance in making your features accessible and 
>> at the same time not exposing your users to large amounts of unwanted 
>> spam I am sure the National Federation of the blind www.nfb.org would be 
>> glad to assist you in accommodating blind persons across the country who 
>> in growing numbers are accessing working playing socializing buying and 
>> selling on the internet.
>> GoDaddy has always been a leader in internet hosting and now please 
>> continue in that same spirit leading the way in accessability!
>> God Bless!
>> Michael Peterson
>>
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