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May 03, 2005

Google and Accessibility Problem

Google requires captchas for several of its services: Blogger.com, Google News Alerts, and My Search History.  A captcha is one of those "blurry word in a box" images which require you to manually type the word out in order to continue.  The problem is that non-sighted users cannot use a captcha without assistance from a sighted user.

Microsoft and Yahoo also use captchas, but they both provide workarounds for non-sighted users.  Google does not.

More information and suggestions for action can be found on Baby Boomer Librarian.

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I strongly urge everyone to write to Google immediately asking that they provide accessible alternatives to their CAPTCHA. Please visit http://www.blindaccessjournal.com and http://blog.carrolltech.org for further details. Thanks!

Posted by: Darrell Shandrow | May 4, 2005

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