I just found another blog by another person who recently went blind. He was talking about playing blind golf, and it was a really inspiring post. I can’t comment though, because there’s a word verification, or CAPTCHA.
I despise these things more than just about any accessibility issues I run into online. Some of them are actually accessible, but this one on blogger is not. Not for me anyway. I just can’t make out the numbers.
It bothers me to no end when I can’t access something because of these things. It might sound silly, but its an independence thing for me, something I can’t achieve online. There is a service that will interpret these things for you, if you take a screenshot of the image. But I haven’t figured it out yet.
I’m just really bummed, because I like finding other people who have lost their vision, and having a word verification stop me really bothers me.
Thats my rant. I’ve encountered these stupid things twice today. Grrr.
I agree, and I’m not blind!
That’s why I don’t put them on my blog(:
Toby’s trainer
And I GREATLY appreciate that. I just found another great blog and I can’t comment, and this one is written by an accessibility specialist. Wow. I am so incredibly dismayed. 🙁
I’m less active on the net now, but when my vision was fading I had a lot of trouble with these, I just couldn’t make them out. I guess people probably think the “listen” link works but they never do.
Can you get at his profile? Is his email address there? Email him! Skirt the CAPTCHA baby!
I did. And he switched to comment moderation 🙂
He said he uses that Firefox thing, so he never knew that a lot of us have problems iwth the things.
Ah that Firefox thing. It will haunt your dreams. Like the Borg say, “resistance is futile.” I’m just messin’ with ya.