Greetings. I just read on Darrell Shandro's blog, the Blind Access Journal, in his entry for 7/8/05, that Google is in the process of updating their visual verification process for those that want to sign up with Blogger and GMail. Read more about this potentially important accessibility improvement in an article entitled, Is Google Shutting Out the Blind, from InternetNews.com.
It appears that Google is going in the right direction, but as with many things, we'll have to wait and see. One point that was brought up in the article by a Google representative, is that the problem might have been fixed quicker if more people had complained about it. They said that Google has moved up the visual verification problem with the blind higher on their priority list, but its worth noting: If you don't complain, or at least make someone aware of something, it's less likely that they will fix or address it in a timely manner. Even so, its great to see Google addressing the problem. Since Google seems to be a big player in Net activities, hopefully other sites will follow in offering alternatives for the blind computer user.
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