- From: david poehlman <david.poehlman@handsontechnologeyes.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 15:19:53 -0400
- To: "wai-ig list" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Blog Herald, Australia Monday, April 25, 2005 Google under fire for excluding blind bloggers Google is under fire from blind bloggers due to the implementation of a "captcha" at Blogger on April 12. Google's visual captcha requirement means that blind bloggers can no longer sign up for accounts without sighted assistance. In an email to the Blog Herald, Joanie writes that ".the reason I am writing [to] you about this is because bloggers are not aware of this issue, and my writing about it in the blindness corner of the blogosphere is not enough to let people know that what seems like a great way to reduce spam is also a way to keep blind computer users from blogging." The case highlights the need to be mindful that in the rush to block comment spam and spam blogs, bloggers and blog hosts need to be aware that tools such as captcha's can also block legitimate users from commenting on a blog, or creating a blog in the way it was intended. More information is available at http://blog.carrolltech.org/archives/24 http://www.blogherald.com/2005/04/25/google-under-fire-for-excluding-blind-b loggers/
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