Anti-Spam Webforms Leave Out The Blind

Posted by timothy on Wednesday July 2, 2003 @08:41AM from the turning-a-deaf-eye dept.

geekee writes "An article on CNET claims that a technique whereby a user enters a code word displayed in an image in order to register for a service such as an e-mail account discriminates against the blind. Advocacy groups for the blind are even hinting at lawsuits against companies using this practice. A proposed audio workaround for the blind still has problems since it has to be garbled to the point where most people can't understand it to prevent a computer from recognizing the letters. Brings up some interesting issues surrounding the Turing test."

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I can see it now.... by Lord_Slepnir · 2003-07-02 08:48 · Score: 5, Funny

...In a few years, gun manufacturors will have to have audible scopes on their rifles because optical scopes discriminate against the blind.
Wall....Wall....Intruder's leg....Intruders stomache....Intruder's head
*BANG*
Anyone could have seen this coming by JUSTONEMORELATTE · 2003-07-02 08:49 · Score: 5, Funny

And let me just say I'm profoundly sorry about the subject line of this post.

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Re:How much to concede to please everyone? by geckofiend · 2003-07-02 08:59 · Score: 5, Funny

Don't you understand this is the 21st century? If everyone can't do it then nobody should do it.