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If anyone still has doubts about the problems that visual CAPTCHAs can create, I suggest that they check out a video produced by the American Federation for the Blind (AFB).
Entitled “CAPTCHAs on Social Networking Sites Shut Out Blind Users“, the video presents a very compelling case against purely visual challenges. However, as the video has been published via YouTube, you will need access to the Flash Player plugin in order to watch it.
A few days ago, I was putting together some slides for a presentation to a group of businessmen on the benefits of accessible web design. Since I had no desire to bore my audience to death, I thought I’d do my usual trick of inserting a little humour via cartoons. However, the right cartoon is hard to find.
After much searching, I found the perfect cartoon and contacted the author to ask permission. One thing led to another and, to cut a long story short, Black Widow now has its very own cartoon thank to Dave Lupton
The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) has been given the go-ahead to proceed with a class action against Target Corp. over the inaccessibility of their web site, target.com. The NFB initially approached Target in 2005 to try and resolve the site’s problems but, when discussions failed to reach a mutual agreement, filed a lawsuit under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).