[blindlaw] LSAC Reader Settlement

Mon Mar 16 09:18:23 UTC 2009

Good morning,

Have you tried to use the Firefox Webvisum plugin for solving the bank  
CAPTCHA?

Everett

On 16-Mar-09, at 5:12 AM, John wrote:

> Chuck,
> And the garbled audio is exactly what defeats the purpose of the so  
> called
> alternative. Have many of you had any real success using the audio
> alternatives. I know I certainly haven't and that is one of the big  
> things I
> would like to see addressed is some way to get screen readers to  
> read those
> captias.
> John
>
> John A. Ramsey Jr., Esq.
>
> Gainesville, FL 32609
>
> Phone: (352) 505-6642
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw- 
> bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of ckrugman at sbcglobal.net
> Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 3:21 AM
> To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] LSAC Reader Settlement
>
>
> many corporate sites that use a captcha or random code that you are
> referring to can provide an audio alternative. This is done on many  
> major
> web sites such as Pay Pal EBay and MSN. this would address the  
> problem as
> you can hear the code that appears on the screen. The problem with  
> some of
> the audio alternatives is that the voices are intentionally garbled  
> and
> spoken in different pitches and dialects which causes confusion.  
> This is
> done to try to simulate the appearance of what is on the screen as  
> it is
> apparently somewhat garbled in appearance.
> Chuck
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve P. Deeley" <stevep.deeley at insightbb.com>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2009 1:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] LSAC Reader Settlement
>
>
>> Rod, How would you suggest that I approach a bank who has a Web site
>> that
>> is not quite accessible.  They want the user to type in a random  
>> code.  Of
>
>> course, the Window-eyes will not read the code.  I've talked with  
>> them
>> twice and they can't seem to understand how to fix the problem.  I'm
>> planning to have a AT professional speak with them in the near  
>> future.  I
>> really don't want to seem adversarial when I speak with them again.
>>
>> Steve
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Rod Alcidonis" <roddj12 at hotmail.com>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2009 10:02 AM
>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] LSAC Reader Settlement
>>
>>
>>> I only hope that for that reason, Angie, that any settlement with  
>>> them
>>> this
>>> time has more teeth. Otherwise, we will be in the same place 5-10  
>>> years
>>> down
>>> the road. The LSAC has demonstrated times and again that they are  
>>> not an
>>> entity willing to abide by legal obligations. Not only in not  
>>> publishing
>>> their reader policy to test takers but in granting other
>>> accommodations --
>>> where there is no standard to guide the process. I had  
>>> accommodations
>>> that
>>> were granted to me because of blindness and denied to others also  
>>> because
>
>>> of
>>> blindness.
>>>
>>> Rod Alcidonis
>>> Juris Doctor Candidate, 2009.
>>> Roger Williams University School of Law
>>> 10 Metacom Ave., Box: 9003
>>> Bristol, RI 02809
>>> Cell: 718-704-4651
>>> Home: 401-824-8685
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Angie Matney" <angie at mpmail.net>
>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2009 6:41 AM
>>> Subject: [blindlaw] LSAC Reader Settlement
>>>
>>>
>>>> Did LSAC ever put anything up on their site concerning their reader
>>>> policy? If memory serves, you had to request that this info be sent
>>>> to you when I was applying.
>>>>
>>>> Angie
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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