[Nfbc-info] quick blogcast

[ckrugman at sbcglobal.net]

I will have lots of details.
Chuck
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mary Willows" <mwillows at sbcglobal.net>
To: "NFB of California List" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 9:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] quick blogcast


> 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
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>> 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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