[nfb-talk] captchas: was: Re: Making Our Homes Comfortable and Accessible to Blind Folks

Sun Dec 18 12:10:13 UTC 2011

Ray, one of my preacher friends has an accessible contact form.
He has a semple math problem for you to answer, to prove that you
aren't a spammer.
It's a very good alternative to the captchas.
I've dealt with these issues on all of the lists.
Blessings, Joshua

On 12/18/11, Ray Foret Jr <rforetjr at att.net> wrote:
> Hate to tel you, but; so far as I am aware, Solona no longer works because
> the one person who was doing the captcha translations became ill and
> basically, shut down the service sort of quietly.  Seems he couldn't get any
> other human beings to help with the captcha translations.  I guess you could
> say he sort of just droped it.
>
> So far as I am aware, Webvisum is the only way for a bind person to
> translate captchas, and, it must be used with Firefox under Windows; thus,
> leaving Mac users to rely either on what ever alternative audio solution any
> given web site provides or nothing at all.
>
>
> Sincerely,
> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>
> Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!
>
> Skype name:
> barefootedray
>
> Facebook:
> facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1
>
>
>
> On Dec 18, 2011, at 5:56 AM, Joshua Lester wrote:
>
>> Hi Ashley.
>> I was offended at the language, as well.
>> I understand where he's coming from though.
>> I'm not against sighted people, but their ignorance of what we go through.
>> Ryan, as for the captchas, a friend of mine, on the NABS list told me
>> about an online service, that you could use, to read your captchas.
>> It's free, BTW.
>> www.solona.net
>> Blessings, Joshua
>>
>> On 12/17/11, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>> Dave,
>>> Thanks. I was kind of offended by his message due to the langue and
>>> sarcastic attitude toward sighted people. We all have sighted friends and
>>> family.
>>> Unless you live alone or with a blind spouse, you probably have sighted
>>> family members. Get over it; it’s a sighted, visual world and adapt to
>>> it.
>>> I'll post my ideas for a visual pleasing home soon. I have some vision so
>>> I
>>> see the importance of visual stuff.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: David Andrews
>>> Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 11:21 PM
>>> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Making Our Homes Comfortable and Accessible to
>>> Blind
>>> Folks
>>>
>>> Ryan:
>>>
>>> I have warned you previously about posting profane and inappropriate
>>> messages.  It doesn't seem to matter though, as you keep doing
>>> it.  Thus, I am placing you on moderated status.
>>>
>>> We all understand that it is frustrating being blind, and things
>>> aren't always easy.    This is in part why we have this
>>> list.  However, your message isn't constructive and while it may make
>>> you feel better, I doubt it helped anyone else.
>>>
>>> David Andrews, Moderator
>>>
>>> At 04:07 PM 12/17/2011, you wrote:
>>>> Jimbo:
>>>>
>>>> Next time your friends come over and bitch about the lack of light, say
>>>> something like this:
>>>>
>>>> "You know what," (insert name) "...You know what? Every freakin' day, I
>>>> get
>>>> up and move around in a sighted world. I work on a finite schedule with
>>>> the
>>>> aid of public transit because I can't drive. If the bus or train is
>>>> late...so am I. If inclement weather strikes, I don't get in my car and
>>>> turn
>>>> on the windshield wipers. I freeze my nuts off in the rain or snow until
>>>> I
>>>> can get on a bus. When I go shopping, I pray to God that I can land a
>>>> shopper's assistant who is, at the very least, literate. If they speak
>>>> English, it makes my day. If they speak English fluently...Jesus, I've
>>>> been
>>>> known to weep with joy. If I shop on line, I'll be lucky if capcha,
>>>> internet
>>>> graphics and flash don't give me a migraine that could floor Robin
>>>> Williams
>>>> on a coke binge!
>>>>
>>>> Sorry if I seem a little grumpy. I just came from a job for which I'm
>>>> vastly
>>>> over-qualified. I have a freakin' master's degree in mathematics, or
>>>> genetics, or whatever, but every institution/company at which I apply is
>>>> run
>>>> by sighted pricks who have figured out a way not to hire me. God bless
>>>> the
>>>> ADA and the well-intentioned, ignorant bastards who sleep better at
>>>> night
>>>> for having passed it. And God bless social security, who is still
>>>> haunting
>>>> my ass four years later because I forgot to report the income I made
>>>> running
>>>> a cash register so that I could put bread on the table in between
>>>> college
>>>> semesters.
>>>>
>>>> It makes a guy wonder if Walter White didn't have a point. Screw it! Can
>>>> blind people be meth cookers? You ever see Breaking Bad? You know...it's
>>>> that super good crime show on AMC that doesn't air with description
>>>> because
>>>> Hollywood is too God damn cheap to give us description with all of their
>>>> content, even though they can well afford to do so with minimal effort.
>>>>
>>>> You want friggin' light bulbs? Drive to the store and grab a few boxes.
>>>> I'd
>>>> take you myself, but I haven't won the Power Ball yet and can't afford a
>>>> self-driving car. But let me give you directions. Siri! Work! C'mon,
>>>> damn
>>>> it! What's the nearest Wal-Mart? Flashlight? Who are you kidding? What
>>>> friggin' flashlight? Just use my cigar lighter to light your way to the
>>>> door. Pick me up a new can of butane on the way back. Yes, I smoke
>>>> cigars.
>>>> No, I'm not amazing. Dealing with your ignorant ass makes me wanna smoke
>>>> one
>>>> right now. No, I don't need help lighting it. Get your damn hands off me
>>>> before Mr. Fist meets Mr. Sack!
>>>>
>>>> It's your world and you're the king. Every day, I get up and I don't
>>>> just
>>>> live. I thrive, brother. Grow the hell up!"
>>>>
>>>> Then, out loud you can say:
>>>>
>>>> "Umm, sure thing, man. Sorry for my insensitivity to your situation. Can
>>>> you
>>>> drive me to the nearest Safeway to grab a few bulbs? And hey...can we
>>>> swing
>>>> through for a Big Mac on the way home?"
>>>>
>>>> Now, Jimbo, I've been assuming that the people in question are men. If
>>>> they
>>>> are women, just say:
>>>>
>>>> "Lights? Honey, for what we're gonna be doin', we don't need no freakin'
>>>> lights."
>>>>
>>>> Sexist and boorish, but oh so true.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> RyanO
>>>
>>>
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