Reid My Mind

The below note was sent to Blog Carnival yesterday via the online form. (I was able to get my wife to read the visual CAPTCHA)

Let’s see if they respond and even more importantly, take action.
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This is the third time I am writing to inform the BC Administration and Support that you use of visual only CAPTCHA which  restricts people who are visually  impaired or blind from independently participating in blog carnivals.

I, like thousands of people with visual impairments, use a screen reader to access the web. Unfortunately, screen readers cannot read graphic files similar to the botnets that your CAPTCHA is trying to restrict.

There are other methods of CAPTCHA such as ReCAPTCHA.

I am not sure why I have not yet received a response informing me what BC intends to do about the problem. I have taken it upon myself to use my blog to begin informing people of the lack of attention this matter is receiving. I expect a response from a BC manager with more detail regarding BC’s policy and plans to remedy this situation.

Regards,
T.Reid
www.reidmymind.com

And then…

Thank you. Your message has been sent.

Now let’s see if it’s received and acknowledged.