[nfb-talk] Facebook's Photo ID System Inaccessible to the Blind

[Brian Miller]

I have encountered this a number of times, mostly when traveling overseas
and I try to log in from a different location than Face Book recognizes.
The picture ID process is hard for sighted people as well, as I understand
it, as they can throw any photo of any random person linked to your profile
that happens to show up in a picture -- the girlfriend of that third cousin
at that wedding you went to four years ago... What was her name?  

Yet another reason I always use the mobile site.

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-talk [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf 
> Of Kerri Kosten
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 1:26 AM
> To: Eddie Salcido; NFB Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Facebook's Photo ID System 
> Inaccessible to the Blind
> 
> Hi:
> 
> I am disappointed to read this. I am a huge Facebook user and love it.
> I thankfully have never come across this problem as I also 
> use the m.facebook.com mobile site.
> I hope a solution is found for this problem soon!
> Eddie, I would suggest for now to try logging in on the 
> m.facebook.com site.
> That is all I can think of for now but if you or anyone else 
> finds a solution to this please let this list know!
> 
> Kerri
> 
> On 12/9/12, Eddie Salcido <rednexican at socal.rr.com> wrote:
> > Any other bright ideas?  Grins.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Gloria Whipple" <glowhi at centurylink.net>
> > To: "'NFB Talk Mailing List'" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2012 5:04 PM
> > Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Facebook's Photo ID System 
> Inaccessible to the 
> > Blind
> >
> >
> >>I agree fully!
> >>
> >> Gloria Whipple
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: nfb-talk [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Mike 
> >> Freeman
> >> Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2012 16:58
> >> To: 'Eddie Salcido'; 'NFB Talk Mailing List'
> >> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Facebook's Photo ID System Inaccessible to 
> >> the Blind
> >>
> >> Eddie:
> >>
> >> What have I done about it? Stayed off Facebook, Twitter, 
> LinkedIn or 
> >> any other such time-wasters! (grin)
> >>
> >> Mike
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: nfb-talk [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
> >> Eddie Salcido
> >> Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2012 4:38 PM
> >> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
> >> Subject: [nfb-talk] Facebook's Photo ID System Inaccessible to the 
> >> Blind
> >>
> >> Hello NFB Members.  Here is the issue.  I attempted to log into 
> >> facebook on Thursday morning and incorrectly typed in my 
> password.  I 
> >> was then presented with a photo identification system as an added 
> >> layer of security that requires the user to look at a picture of a 
> >> friend, then identify that friend by checking a radio 
> button with the 
> >> friend's name who matches the photo.  Obviously, this 
> system totally 
> >> locks out blind people and I have submitted several reports to the 
> >> accessibility page of facebook, predictably, with no results.  No 
> >> phone support is available and I was wondering if any of 
> you have had 
> >> this problem.  If so, what have you done about it?  
> Getting sighted 
> >> assistance does not solve the problem if one has even 
> several dozen 
> >> friends because neither the blind person or a sighted 
> assistant knows 
> >> what everyone on your facebook page looks like.  Any suggestions 
> >> would be appreciated.
> >> Eddie
> >> P.S.  I am using JAWS 13 with Firefox 17 and Windows XP.
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